Mr. Lincoln's forts : a guide to the Civil War defenses of Washington /
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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| 505 | 0 | |a The most heavily fortified city in North America -- Engineer details of construction -- Touring the forts south of the Potomac -- Touring the forts north of the Potomac -- Touring the forts east of the Anacostia -- Touring the river forts -- John Gross Barnard: "Father of Defenses" -- Selected ordnance statistics for the defenses of Washington -- Engineer Glossary -- Communications in the defenses of Washington -- Regulations for care of fieldworks and government garrisons -- Engineer drawings of selected forts with existing earthworks. | |
| 520 | |a 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 support structures for commissary, quartermaster, engineer, and civilian labor force, some of which still exist today. Revised in style, format, and content, the new edition of Mr. Lincoln's Forts is the premier historical reference and tour guide to the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C. | ||
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