Fort Stevens Lincoln Plaque

Fort Stevens Lincoln commemorative plaque. The battle at Fort Stevens in July 1864 is the only military action in which the Commander in Chief (President Abraham Lincoln) came under direct fire from an enemy force. The monument to President Lincoln located on the site where he observed the 1864 conflict. Dedicated in 1911 and relocated to its present site in 1930. Contributing resource, Civil War Fort Sites. National Register of Historic Places 74000274. DSC_0035p1

The Defenses of Washington: Fort Stevens

July 12th 2014
Fort Stevens was one of a circle of defensive forts built during the Civil War to protect Washington, DC, from Confederate attack. Collectively, the were known as the Defenses of Washington. The most famous engagement at Fort Stevens occurred 11-12 July 1864 when Confederate forces under Jubal Early attacked the fort in an attempt to capture Washington. (There is a speculative fiction novel in whi ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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