Fort Dupont - Washington DC
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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 until 1865 when it was abandoned.
Waymark Code: WM15XJV
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2022
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From Wikipedia
"HISTORY
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. The land was owned by Micheal Canton prior to the war and returned to him afterward. The fort was a hexagon with 100-foot-long (30 m) sides; inside was a flag pole, deep well, officer quarters, and barracks, while outside was a guard house. The fort was an artillery installation defending the eastern approaches of Washington.
During the war the following pieces were at the fort:
3 - 8 inch howitzers (en embrasure)
3 - 24 pounder seacoast guns (en barbette)
2 - 6 pounder field guns
1 - 24 pounder Coehorn mortar.[4]
Fort Dupont never fired guns in hostile action; however, after the surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, according to John Longyear, "the Chain of forts around the city and the batteries of field artillery between, made a ring of cannons around the city which were fired for several hours. The line of cannon salutes running round and round the other always proceeding in the same direction, so that it went round and round the circuit 20 to 30 miles"."
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