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Fortifications of Washington, D.C.
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Fortifications_of_Washington,_D.C.
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
military fortification system
gptkbp:built
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:builtBy
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:constructionEnded
1865
gptkbp:constructionStartYear
1861
gptkbp:garrison
Union Army troops
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Fortifications of Washington, D.C.
gptkbp:legacy
influenced later U.S. military fortification design
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:notableBattle
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Stevens
gptkbp:notableEvent
President Abraham Lincoln visited Fort Stevens during battle
gptkbp:notableSite
gptkb:Fort_Totten
gptkb:Fort_Reno
gptkb:Fort_Stevens
gptkb:Fort_DeRussy
gptkb:Fort_Foote
gptkb:Fort_Ward
gptkbp:numberOfBatteries
93
gptkbp:numberOfForts
68
gptkbp:preservedIn
gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:purpose
defense of the U.S. capital
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:National_Capital_Parks-East
gptkb:Civil_War_Defenses_of_Washington
gptkbp:remnants
some earthworks and sites preserved
gptkbp:significance
protected Washington, D.C. from Confederate attack
gptkbp:status
mostly demolished
gptkbp:totalArtilleryPieces
over 800
gptkbp:type
batteries
earthwork fortifications
blockhouses
redoubts
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:James_St._Clair_Morton
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7