Civil War Defenses of Washington

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Civil War Defenses of Washington is a network of historic Union forts, batteries, and related sites built to protect the U.S. capital during the American Civil War, now preserved as a unit of the National Park System.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Park System unit
cultural landscape
historic military fortification network
builtBy United States War Department
conflict American Civil War
constructedFor defense of the national capital
controlledBy Union Army
country United States
hasCategory American Civil War forts
Military history of Washington, D.C.
National Park Service areas in Washington, D.C.
Parks in Washington, D.C.
hasPart Battery Ricketts (site)
Battleground National Cemetery
Fort Baker (site)
Fort Bayard (site)
Fort Bunker Hill (site)
Fort Carroll (site)
Fort Chaplin (site)
linked to: Fort Chaplin Park

Fort Circle Parks
Fort Davis
linked to: Fort Davis area

Fort DeRussy
Fort Dupont
Fort Dupont Park
Fort Ethan Allen (site)
Fort Foote
Fort Greble
Fort Lincoln (site)
Fort Mahan
Fort Mahon (site)
Fort Marcy
Fort Meigs (site)
Fort Reno (site)
linked to: Fort Reno Park

Fort Ricketts (site)
Fort Slocum (site)
linked to: Fort Totten

Fort Stanton
Fort Stevens
Fort Totten
Fort Ward (site)
linked to: Fort Ward
heritageDesignation listed on the National Register of Historic Places (various components)
locatedAround Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
locatedIn Maryland
Virginia
Washington, D.C.
locatedOn Anacostia River
Potomac River
maintainedBy National Park Service
partOf National Park System
significantEvent Battle of Fort Stevens
startTime 1861

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National Capital Parks-East hasPart Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Marcy partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Marcy associatedWithEvent American Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Circle Parks hasPart Civil War Defenses of Washington sites
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Circle Parks heritageDesignation Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Davis Park partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Stanton Park partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Chaplin Park partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Mahan Park partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Circle Parks (southeastern segments) partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Circle Parks (southeastern segments) heritageDesignation Civil War Defenses of Washington historic system
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Dupont Park partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Dupont neighborhood associatedWith Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Reno Park partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Battle of Fort Stevens defensiveLine Washington, D.C. fortifications
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Dupont partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
James B. McPherson Memorial partOf Civil War commemorative landscape of Washington, D.C.
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Stevens partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Stevens heritageDesignation Civil War Defenses of Washington historic resources
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Mahan partOf Civil War defenses of Washington
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Battery Ricketts (site) partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Bunker Hill (site) partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Lincoln (site) partOf Washington, D.C. Civil War defenses system
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Baker (site) partOf Civil War defenses of Washington
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Ricketts (site) locatedOn Civil War Defenses of Washington line
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Ricketts (site) partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington (system)
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
National Capital Parks–East hasPart Civil War Defenses of Washington (eastern units)
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Chaplin partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Davis partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Davis category Civil War Defenses of Washington
Battery Ricketts partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Battery Ricketts hasCategory Civil War Defenses of Washington
Battery Carroll partOf Washington, D.C. Civil War defenses
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Battery Carroll partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Battery Kemble partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Circle Hiker-Biker Trail isWithin Civil War Defenses of Washington park system
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Circle Hiker-Biker Trail associatedWith Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Ricketts partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Ricketts partOf National Park Service Civil War Defenses of Washington
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Ricketts locatedInProtectedArea Civil War Defenses of Washington park system
linked to: Civil War Defenses of Washington
National Capital Parks hasPart Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Snyder partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Stevens Park partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Totten Park partOf Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Totten Park hasCategory Civil War Defenses of Washington