view gallery SE145.6 km
|  Seven Patriot Heroes
in U.S. Civil War Sites Erected by Virginia Civil War Trails posted by: turnersrugs location: Virginia date approved: 03/06/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery N146.3 km
|  The National Mall & The Civil War - District of Columbia
in U.S. Civil War Sites The National Mall and the Civil War. posted by: m&m O location: District of Columbia date approved: 07/20/2019 last visited: 01/12/2023 |
view gallery N146.5 km
|  Fort Dupont - Washington DC
in U.S. Civil War Sites Fort Dupont was an earthwork fort built in 1861 as part of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, completed in spring 1862, and in use till 1865 when it was abandoned. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 03/18/2022 last visited: 03/18/2022 |
view gallery N149.3 km
|  African American Civil War Memorial - Washington DC
in U.S. Civil War Sites Over 200,000 African-American soldiers and sailors served in the U.S. Army and Navy during the Civil War. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 07/02/2023 last visited: 07/02/2023 |
view gallery N150.3 km
|  Fort Marcy, Virginia-A Civil War Defense of Washington - Mc Lean VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites The Virginia approaches to the Chain Bridge were guarded by Fort Marcy on the old Leesburg Turnpike and Fort Ethan Allen on the Military Road. These sites were occupied by Union troops on September 24, 1861. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/06/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
view gallery N151.6 km
|  "Battery Jameson, Fort Lincoln"
in U.S. Civil War Sites Battery Jameson - Original earthworks of Fort Lincoln, Bladensburg, Maryland posted by: Rivers End location: Maryland date approved: 08/10/2006 last visited: 06/29/2013 |
view gallery NE152.4 km
|  Maryland's Eastern Shore Hundreds of Enslaved and Free Black Men Enlisted - Cambridge, MD
in U.S. Civil War Sites Although isolated from Maryland's largest population centers, the Eastern Shore was important to the state's role in the Civil War and exemplified the citizens' divided loyalties. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/05/2023 last visited: 11/08/2023 |
view gallery N154.5 km
|  “Get Down You Fool” Battleground to Community - Washington D.C.
in U.S. Civil War Sites Hearing those words, President Abraham Lincoln ducked down from the Fort Stevens parapet during the Civil War battle that stopped the Confederates from taking Washington. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
view gallery N154.5 km
|  Fort Stevens - Washington D.C.
in U.S. Civil War Sites On July 11-12, 1864, Fort Stevens was the focal point of a Confederate attack by Gen. Jubal Early with his force of 15,000 soldiers. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 07/13/2013 |
view gallery N154.7 km
|  Fort Stevens - Washington D.C.
in U.S. Civil War Sites On July 11-12, 1864 Fort Stevens defended the city from a Confederate attack under the command of General Jubal Anderson Early. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
view gallery N154.7 km
|  Lincoln Under Fire at Fort Stevens - Washington D.C.
in U.S. Civil War Sites Lincoln Under Fire at Fort Stevens
July 12, 1864
Erected 1920 by The Associated Survivors Sixth Army Corps, Washington, D.C. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
view gallery N155.3 km
|  Battleground National Cemetery Battleground to Community - Washington D.C.
in U.S. Civil War Sites After the rebels were turned back as the Battle of Fort Stevens ended in 1864, scores of Union Soldiers lay cold and silent. Forty-one of them are buried here in this tiny plot dedicated to their sacrifice. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
view gallery N155.3 km
|  Battleground National Cemetery - Washington D.C.
in U.S. Civil War Sites During the late evening of July 12, 1864, 40 Union soldiers that perished while defending Washington DC from a two day Confederate attack (known as the Battle of Fort Stevens) were laid to rest here in what was once an apple orchard. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
view gallery N155.6 km
|  Mosby-Forbes Engagement - Aldie, Virginia
in U.S. Civil War Sites Located along the eastern edge of Mt. Zion Historic Park. posted by: flyingmoose location: Virginia date approved: 07/15/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery N156.9 km
|  The Civil War in Silver Spring - Silver Spring, MD
in U.S. Civil War Sites The Civil War in Silver Spring historical marker is located in Jesup Blair Park in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Maryland date approved: 11/25/2015 last visited: 05/09/2019 |
view gallery N158 km
|  The Battle Of Dranesville - Herndon, Virginia
in U.S. Civil War Sites Located in front of the Drainsville Tavern. posted by: flyingmoose location: Virginia date approved: 05/13/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery N158.7 km
|  Middleburg United Methodist Church
in U.S. Civil War Sites Located in historic Middleburg, VA posted by: robert location: Virginia date approved: 06/02/2007 last visited: 11/14/2017 |
view gallery NE159.5 km
|  Nathaniel Hopkins Soldier from Trappe - Trappe MD
in U.S. Civil War Sites After leaving his owner, Percy McKnett, and serving in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War, Hopkins returned here to assist newly freed blacks in southern Talbot County. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/05/2023 last visited: 04/05/2023 |
view gallery N159.6 km
|  The Battle of Aldie - Aldie, Virginia
in U.S. Civil War Sites Located along Snikcersvilles Turnpike. posted by: flyingmoose location: Virginia date approved: 05/25/2023 last visited: never |
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