16th New York Infantry Regiment
The 16th New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 16th New York at the Battle of Frayser's Farm
The 16th New York retreats with the Union Army after the Battle of Gaines's Mill
Fort Lyon was a timber and earthwork fortification constructed south 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 Lyon was situated on Ballenger's Hill south of Hunting Creek, and Cameron Run, near Mount Eagle. From its position on one of the highest points south of Alexandria, the fort overlooked Telegraph Road, the Columbia Turnpike, the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, the Little River Turnpike, and the southern approaches to the city of Alexandria, the largest settlement in Union-occupied Northern Virginia.
Union soldiers cross the Long Bridge during the occupation of northern Virginia following that state's secession from the Union
Gun Crews at Fort Lyon, Virginia
The site of Fort Lyon as it appeared in 2014.