Fort Stevens

historic fort in Washington, D.C.
see also Fort Stevens

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1861 fort, national park, Fort Circle Parks, National Park Service, District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation, Union Army, Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C., American Civil War, United States of America, 

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Location: 38.964444444, -77.028888888, ///loser.nails.bridge, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML

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1864-07-11T00:00:00Z

Battle of Fort Stevens

1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

reconstruction

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1 cannon screen shot final sm (140c7f2c-1dd8-b71c-0748-3cb6cde952fe)

3 union troops forground confederate troops background during opening ceremonies Nate 7-12 0080 (1414133f-1dd8-b71c-074c-03ceb254141f)

Civil War Defenses of Washington (Fort Stevens) FSTV CWDW-0024

Civil War-era cannons, Fort Stevens 09994v

Company F, 3d Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery

Company F, 3rd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, in Fort Stevens, Washington DC (ca. 1861)

Company K, 3d Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery

Company K, 3d Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery 04300v

District of Columbia LOC 87693313-13

Drawing of Fort Stevens, formerly Fort Massachusetts

FortStevensWashington1864

Fort Stevens north of Washington, D.C. 30374v

Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C. LOC 2005626571-1

Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C. LOC 2005626571-10

Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C. LOC 2005626571-11

Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C. LOC 2005626571-12

Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C. LOC 2005626571-14

Plat of proposed national parks and highway connecting the same near Brightwood D.C. LOC 87694477

Plat of proposed reservation at Fort Stevens, near Brightwood, D.C. LOC 88690824

Plat of proposed reservation at Fort Stevens, near Brightwood, D.C. LOC 88690825

Plat showing proposed U.S. military reservation at Fort Stevens D.C

President Lincoln at Fort Stevens

President Lincoln certification of approval of shelling of houses at Fort Stevens

Sketch of the aftermath of the Battle of Fort Stevens, 1864, Washington County, District of Columbia

The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14739876396)

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	National Park Service entry@				Wikidata
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	Google Maps entry@				Wikidata
link	FortWiki article@				Wikidata
link	Tripadvisor page@				Wikidata
incident	Battle of Fort Stevens	1864			Wikidata
incident	reconstruction	1936			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	1 cannon screen shot final sm (140c7f2c-1dd8-b71c-0748-3cb6cde952fe)				Wikimedia
image	3 union troops forground confederate troops background during opening ceremonies Nate 7-12 0080 (1414133f-1dd8-b71c-074c-03ceb254141f)				Wikimedia
image	Civil War Defenses of Washington (Fort Stevens) FSTV CWDW-0024				Wikimedia
image	Civil War-era cannons, Fort Stevens 09994v				Wikimedia
image	Company F, 3d Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery				Wikimedia
image	Company F, 3rd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, in Fort Stevens, Washington DC (ca. 1861)	1865			Wikimedia
image	Company K, 3d Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery				Wikimedia
image	Company K, 3d Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery 04300v				Wikimedia
image	District of Columbia LOC 87693313-13	1892			Wikimedia
image	Drawing of Fort Stevens, formerly Fort Massachusetts	1901			Wikimedia
image	FortStevensWashington1864				Wikimedia
image	Fort Stevens north of Washington, D.C. 30374v				Wikimedia
image	Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C. LOC 2005626571-1	1861			Wikimedia
image	Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C. LOC 2005626571-10	1861			Wikimedia
image	Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C. LOC 2005626571-11	1861			Wikimedia
image	Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C. LOC 2005626571-12	1861			Wikimedia
image	Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C. LOC 2005626571-14	1861			Wikimedia
image	Plat of proposed national parks and highway connecting the same near Brightwood D.C. LOC 87694477	1900			Wikimedia
image	Plat of proposed reservation at Fort Stevens, near Brightwood, D.C. LOC 88690824	1900			Wikimedia
image	Plat of proposed reservation at Fort Stevens, near Brightwood, D.C. LOC 88690825	1900			Wikimedia
image	Plat showing proposed U.S. military reservation at Fort Stevens D.C				Wikimedia
image	President Lincoln at Fort Stevens	1902			Wikimedia
image	President Lincoln certification of approval of shelling of houses at Fort Stevens				Wikimedia
image	Sketch of the aftermath of the Battle of Fort Stevens, 1864, Washington County, District of Columbia				Wikimedia
image	The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14739876396)	1911			Wikimedia