Fort Corcoran

historical fort in Arlington, Virginia, United States

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1861 — 1867 former entity, fort, Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C., Union Army, United States of America, 

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Location: 38.8961, -77.0758, ///cried.clouds.landed, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML

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Frameless

24-pound siege gun

69th New York Militia

69th New York at church

Arlington, Va. Band of 107th U.S. Colored Infantry at Fort Corcoran LOC cwpb.04279

Arlington, Va. Soldiers with 24-pdr. siege gun on wooden barbette carriage at Fort Corcoran LOC cwpb.01492

Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers of 4th New York heavy Artillery loading 24-pdr. siege gun on wooden barbette (Ingalls Battery? Fort Corcoran) LOC cwpb.01548

A guide, by an experienced African Ameripean Family Historian and Military Researcher who traced her Great-Grandfather, Iverson Granderson, in the Union Navy (1863-1865).

Block house, near Fort Corcoran LCCN2011647794

Defending Chain Bridge, 1861 (493989022) (2)

FortCorcoranRear

Fort Corcoran1

Fort Corcoran Crop

Fort Corcoran - unfinished sketch.

Gen. Ingalls, 4th New-York Artillery, loading a cannon LCCN2015647559

Gen. Ingalls, 4th New-York Artillery, loading a cannon - Negative by Brady & Co., Washington. LCCN2015647559

Guard House and Guard, 107th U.S. Colored Infantry Fort Corcoran near Washington, D.C LCCN2013648641

Historic sign for Fort Corcoran

Intrepid (balloon aircraft) illustration in Harper's Weekly on December 14, 1861, Volume 5, Issue 259

The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14576378137)

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	FortWiki article@				Wikidata
base	Fort George G. Meade	1917	military base, garrison		Wikidata
base	Fort Hunt	1930	military base		Wikidata
base	Fort Myer	1881	military base		Wikidata
base	Fort Washington	1808	headquarters, National Park System unit, National Park Service, fort, military base, United States Army, tripadvisor		Wikidata
base	Henderson Hall	1942	military base		Wikidata
base	Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling	1918	Naval District Washington, military base		Wikidata
base	Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.		barracks		Wikidata
base	Naval Support Activity Bethesda		military base		Wikidata
base	Naval Support Facility Anacostia	1918	military base		Wikidata
base	Navy Bomb Disposal School	1942	school, military base		Wikidata
base	U.S. Naval Torpedo Station, Alexandria		naval base		Wikidata
museum	African American Civil War Museum		history museum, African-American museum, military museum		Wikidata
image	24-pound siege gun				Wikimedia
image	69th New York Militia				Wikimedia
image	69th New York at church	1861			Wikimedia
image	Arlington, Va. Band of 107th U.S. Colored Infantry at Fort Corcoran LOC cwpb.04279				Wikimedia
image	Arlington, Va. Soldiers with 24-pdr. siege gun on wooden barbette carriage at Fort Corcoran LOC cwpb.01492				Wikimedia
image	Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers of 4th New York heavy Artillery loading 24-pdr. siege gun on wooden barbette (Ingalls Battery? Fort Corcoran) LOC cwpb.01548				Wikimedia
image	A guide, by an experienced African Ameripean Family Historian and Military Researcher who traced her Great-Grandfather, Iverson Granderson, in the Union Navy (1863-1865).				Wikimedia
image	Block house, near Fort Corcoran LCCN2011647794	1862			Wikimedia
image	Defending Chain Bridge, 1861 (493989022) (2)	1861			Wikimedia
image	FortCorcoranRear				Wikimedia
image	Fort Corcoran1	1865			Wikimedia
image	Fort Corcoran Crop				Wikimedia
image	Fort Corcoran - unfinished sketch.				Wikimedia
image	Gen. Ingalls, 4th New-York Artillery, loading a cannon LCCN2015647559	1862			Wikimedia
image	Gen. Ingalls, 4th New-York Artillery, loading a cannon - Negative by Brady & Co., Washington. LCCN2015647559	1862			Wikimedia
image	Guard House and Guard, 107th U.S. Colored Infantry Fort Corcoran near Washington, D.C LCCN2013648641				Wikimedia
image	Historic sign for Fort Corcoran	2018			Wikimedia
image	Intrepid (balloon aircraft) illustration in Harper's Weekly on December 14, 1861, Volume 5, Issue 259				Wikimedia
image	The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14576378137)	1911			Wikimedia