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  2. Fort Worth (Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Fort Worth was a timber and earthwork fortification constructed west of Alexandria, Virginia as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War. Built in the weeks following the Union defeat at Bull Run , Fort Worth was situated on a hill north of Hunting Creek , and Cameron Run, (which feeds into it).

  3. Civil War Roundtable - Wikipedia

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    The oldest such group in the United States is The Civil War Round Table of Chicago, which was founded in 1941 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. The second and perhaps third oldest are the Civil War Round Table of Milwaukee (founded in 1947) and the Civil War Round Table of Atlanta (founded in 1949).

  4. Fort Lincoln (District of Columbia) - Wikipedia

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    Fort Lincoln was built starting on August 26, 1861 by the First Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry [1] along the border of the District of Columbia and Prince George's County, Maryland it was named in honor of President Abraham Lincoln by General Order No. 18, A.G.O., Sept. 30, 1861. [2]

  5. List of District of Columbia Civil War units - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of Union Army units from the District of Columbia during the American Civil War.A total of 15,131 men fought in two regiments and four battalions of infantry and one regiment of cavalry. [1]

  6. Fort Stanton (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia

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    Fort Stanton was a Civil War-era fortification constructed in the hills above Anacostia in the District of Columbia, USA, and was intended to prevent Confederate artillery from threatening the Washington Navy Yard. It also guarded the approach to the bridge that connected Anacostia (then known as Uniontown) with Washington.

  7. Civil War Defenses of Washington - Wikipedia

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    An 1865 map of American Civil War defenses of the national capital of Washington, D.C., including forts, roads, and railroads Fort Stevens in 2006 Battleground National Cemetery The 1865 map shows the following fortifications, some of which no longer exist.

  8. Fort Kearny (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia

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    A closeup of an 1865 map of Washington, D.C.'s defenses, showing the location of Fort Kearny to the northeast of Tenleytown. Fort Kearny was a fort constructed during the American Civil War as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. Located near Tenleytown, in the District of Columbia, it filled the gap between Fort Reno and Fort DeRussy north of the city of Washington.

  9. 2nd District of Columbia Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The regiment was recruited in the District of Columbia and mustered into service on February 26, 1862 and assigned to the defenses of Washington, D.C. The unit's first colonel was Isaac A. Peck, who resigned in June 1862 and was succeeded by Charles M. Alexander, who was promoted to colonel at the same time.