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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] Fort first established in 1861 in present day Arlington County, Virginia. Named Fort Bennett in G.O. 18, 30 Sep 1861, after Captain [[Michael P. Bennett]], [[28th New York Infantry]], who supervised construction of the fort. Abandoned in 1865. | {{PageHeader}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] Fort first established in 1861 in present day Arlington County, Virginia. Named Fort Bennett in G.O. 18, 30 Sep 1861, after Captain [[Michael P. Bennett]], [[28th New York Infantry]], who supervised construction of the fort. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | |||
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== History of Fort Bennett == | == History of Fort Bennett == | ||
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[[File:DC Defenses at Aqueduct Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Washington Defenses at the Aqueduct Bridge]] | [[File:DC Defenses at Aqueduct Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Washington Defenses at the Aqueduct Bridge]] | ||
Established in May 1861 as a small enclosed earthwork of [[Fort Corcoran]] with a perimeter of 146 yards and emplacements for five guns. Armament included two 8" howitzers and three 24 pounder cannons. | Established in May 1861 as a small enclosed earthwork of [[Fort Corcoran]] with a perimeter of 146 yards and emplacements for five guns. Armament included two 8" howitzers and three 24 pounder cannons. | ||
A 17 May 1864 report from the Union Inspector of Artillery noted the following: "Fort Bennett, Major Maguire commanding.–Garrison, one company Second New York Heavy Artillery–2 commissioned officers, 1 ordnance-sergeant, 117 men. Armament, three 24- pounder siege guns and two 8-inch sea-coast howitzers. Magazine., one; leaks in places. Ammunition, full supply and serviceable. Implements, complete and serviceable. Drill in artillery, fair. Drill in infantry, fair. Discipline, fair. Garrison sufficient for the work." | |||
The fort was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | The fort was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | ||
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Fort Bennett (3) (1861-1865) - A Union U.S. Civil War Fort first established in 1861 in present day Arlington County, Virginia. Named Fort Bennett in G.O. 18, 30 Sep 1861, after Captain Michael P. Bennett, 28th New York Infantry, who supervised construction of the fort. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. History of Fort BennettOne of the ring of Union fortifications surrounding Washington DC during the U.S. Civil War, see Washington DC Fort Ring. Fort Bennett was also one of 33 forts on the Virginia side of the Potomac River that made up an outer defense line for Washington DC known as the Arlington Line.  Established in May 1861 as a small enclosed earthwork of Fort Corcoran with a perimeter of 146 yards and emplacements for five guns. Armament included two 8" howitzers and three 24 pounder cannons. A 17 May 1864 report from the Union Inspector of Artillery noted the following: "Fort Bennett, Major Maguire commanding.–Garrison, one company Second New York Heavy Artillery–2 commissioned officers, 1 ordnance-sergeant, 117 men. Armament, three 24- pounder siege guns and two 8-inch sea-coast howitzers. Magazine., one; leaks in places. Ammunition, full supply and serviceable. Implements, complete and serviceable. Drill in artillery, fair. Drill in infantry, fair. Discipline, fair. Garrison sufficient for the work." The fort was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
Current StatusNo remains, marker only in Arlington County, Virginia.
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