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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] gun battery established in 1861 in Washington DC. Named Battery Mahan presumably after [[Dennis H. Mahan]] {{Cullum|361}}, Professor of Engineering at the [[United States Military Academy]] (1832-1871). Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | {{SocialNetworks}} | ||
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] gun battery established in 1861 in Northeast Washington DC. Named Battery Mahan presumably after [[Dennis H. Mahan]] {{Cullum|361}}, Professor of Engineering at the [[United States Military Academy]] (1832-1871), as was the nearby [[Fort Mahan]]. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | |||
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== History of Battery Mahan | == History of Battery Mahan == | ||
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Established in 1861 as an outworks of [[Fort Mahan]] with emplacements for four field guns that were not normally | Established in 1861 as an outworks of [[Fort Mahan]] with emplacements for four field guns that were not normally in place. | ||
The battery was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | The battery was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | ||
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(B) 38.895, -76.94444, Battery Mahan (2) | (B) 38.895, -76.94444, Battery Mahan (2) | ||
(1861-1865) | (1861-1865) | ||
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'''Location:''' To the rear of 3938 Benning Road near Minnesota Ave., Washington DC. Map point furnished is at the GNIS coordinates. | '''Location:''' To the rear of 3938 Benning Road near Minnesota Ave., Northeast Washington DC. Map point furnished is at the GNIS coordinates. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|38.895|-76.94444}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|38.895|-76.94444}} | ||
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'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
* [[Fort Mahan]] | |||
* [[Washington DC Fort Ring]] | * [[Washington DC Fort Ring]] | ||
* [[:Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War|Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War]] | * [[:Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War|Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War]] | ||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Cooling}}. | |||
* {{Roberts}}, page 137. | * {{Roberts}}, page 137. | ||
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[[Category:All]] | [[Category:All]] | ||
[[Category:Washington DC All]] | [[Category:Washington DC All]] | ||
[[Category:Washington DC Battery]] | [[Category:Washington DC Battery]] | ||
[[Category:Washington DC Northeast]] | |||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Washington DC Not Visited]] | [[Category:Washington DC Not Visited]] | ||
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