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 a
An ammunition magazine similar to those built at Fort Kearny.
Grant Road (from Joseph L. Beegle)
The Civil War Defenses of Washington were a group of Union Army fortifications that protected the federal capital city, Washington, D.C., from invasion by the Confederate States Army during the Americ
Fort Kearny (Washington, D.C.)
…Fort Kearny Part of the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C. Tenleytown, District of Columbia An ammunition magazine similar to those built at Fort Kearny. Site information Type Earthwork fort Location Coordinates…
Union Army soldiers with the 3rd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Regiment at Fort Totten in Washington, D.C. in August 1865
Fort Stevens in 2006
Battleground National Cemetery
Remains of connections between Fort O'Rourke and Fort Farnsworth still visible in the Huntington area of Fairfax County, Virginia