Mr. Lincoln's forts : a guide to the Civil War defenses of Washington / Benjamin Franklin Cooling III, Walton H. Owen II ; foreword by Edwin C. Bearss.
During the American Civil War, Washington, D.C. was the most heavily fortified city in North America. To protect Washington with all it contained and symbolized, the Army constructed a shield of fortifications: 68 enclosed earthen forts, 93 supplemental batteries, miles of military roads, and suppor...
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