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|   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: 10/8/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
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| 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: 10/8/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
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| 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: 10/8/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
 view galleryS0.6 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: 10/8/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
 view galleryS0.8 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: 10/8/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
 view galleryS0.8 km |  Battle of Fort Stevens - Washington DC
in Battlefields The Battle of Fort Stevens was an American Civil War battle fought July 11–12, 1864 in what is now Northwest Washington, DC, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 between forces under Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal Early and Union Major General Alexander McDowell McCook. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 11/8/2020 last visited: 10/17/2021 |
 view galleryS0.8 km |  Fort Stevens - Washington D.C.
in Historic Forts Built between 1861-1863 this structure was originally called Fort Massachusetts and guarded the northern defenses of the nation’s capital during the Civil War. 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: 10/29/2020 last visited: 10/23/2021 |
 view galleryS0.8 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: 10/8/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
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| 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: 5/9/2019 |
 view galleryS3.5 km | Lincoln Cottage - Washington DC in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites President Lincoln's Cottage was where Abraham Lincoln escaped the heat and bustle of Washington, D.C., from June to November of the Civil War years 1862 through 1864.
posted by: HaricotVert_52 location: District of Columbia date approved: 4/15/2009 last visited: 7/13/2013 |
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| "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: 8/10/2006 last visited: 6/29/2013 |
 view galleryS8.9 km | Smithsonian Museum of American History - Washington, D.C in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites This is one of many museums along the Washington National Mall. posted by: bluesnote location: District of Columbia date approved: 3/21/2016 last visited: 10/3/2021 |
 view galleryS9 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: 7/20/2019 last visited: 1/12/2023 |
 view galleryS9 km | Ulysses S. Grant Memorial - Washington, DC in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The Grant Memorial sits at the feet of the Capitol building. It honors President Grant. posted by: saopaulo1 location: District of Columbia date approved: 6/2/2009 last visited: 1/19/2023 |
 view galleryS9.2 km |  U.S. Capitol - Washington, DC
in World War II Sites On December 8, 1941 (one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor) the US Congress inside the US Capitol Building in Washington, formally declared war against Germany. posted by: bluesnote location: District of Columbia date approved: 5/22/2022 last visited: 11/6/2022 |
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in World War I Sites It was inside the US Capitol on April 6, 1917 that Congress formally declared war on Germany, inevitably altering the US involvement in World War I. posted by: bluesnote location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/4/2021 last visited: 1/13/2023 |
 view galleryS9.2 km |  The National Mall - U.S. Civil War - District of Columbia
in Field Hospitals Field Hospital was located where the Air and Space Museum now stands. posted by: m&m O location: District of Columbia date approved: 8/14/2019 last visited: 7/19/2022 |
 view galleryS9.2 km |  U.S. Department of Agriculture Fallout Shelter - Washington, D.C.
in Civil Defense Fallout Shelters This fallout shelter is located at the base of a walkway overpass in Washington. posted by: bluesnote location: District of Columbia date approved: 12/9/2013 last visited: 5/16/2015 |
 view galleryS9.3 km | Lincoln Memorial - Washington, DC in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The Lincoln Memorial on the Mall honors President Abraham Lincoln. posted by: saopaulo1 location: District of Columbia date approved: 6/2/2009 last visited: 11/9/2022 |
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| 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: 9/6/2020 last visited: 10/4/2021 |
 view galleryS10.3 km |  Harold Keith Johnson - Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
in Remembering FEPOW Harold Keith Johnson was stationed in the Philippines at the start of WWII, survived the Bataan Death March in 1942, and was a Prisoner of War for 3 years. His grave is located in the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, USA. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Virginia date approved: 4/23/2010 last visited: 3/27/2022 |
 view galleryS10.6 km | Grave of Officer Sir John Dill - Arlington, VA in World War I Sites The grave of distinguished British WWI military officer Sir John Dill is located at Arlington National Cemetery. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 10/4/2021 last visited: 3/26/2022 |
 view galleryS10.6 km | Devision and Reunification - Arlington, VA in U.S. Civil War Sites One of many historical markers at Arlington National Cemetery. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 9/11/2021 last visited: never |
 view galleryS10.6 km | Evolving Vision - Arlington, VA in U.S. Civil War Sites One of many historical markers at Arlington National Cemetery. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 9/11/2021 last visited: never |
 view galleryS10.8 km | Arlington House - Arlington, VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The home of Robert E. Lee located at Arlington National Cemetery. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 9/11/2021 last visited: 8/30/2022 |
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