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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] Battery established in 1861 in Northwest Washington DC. Named Battery Sill after Brigadier General [[Joshua W. Sill]], {{Cullum|1581}}, who was killed 31 Dec 1862 at the battle of Murfreesborough, Tennessee. Battery site abandoned at the end of the war in 1865. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] Battery established in 1861 in Northwest Washington DC. Named Battery Sill after Brigadier General [[Joshua W. Sill]], {{Cullum|1581}}, who was killed 31 Dec 1862 at the battle of Murfreesborough, Tennessee. Battery site abandoned at the end of the war in 1865. | ||
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== History of Battery Sill == | == History of Battery Sill == | ||
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Established in 1861 as an earthen field gun battery with emplacements for nine guns. The battery was not normally armed but a prepared site meant to be armed in case of attack | Established in 1861 as an earthen field gun battery with emplacements for nine guns. The battery was not normally armed but was a prepared site meant to be armed by a mounted battery in case of attack. The battery was located close to Rock Creek between [[Fort De Russy (1)|Fort De Russy]] and [[Fort Stevens (2)|Fort Stevens]]. | ||
The site was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | The site was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | ||
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(B) 38.96111, -77.03833, Battery Sill | (B) 38.96111, -77.03833, Battery Sill | ||
(1861-1865) | (1861-1865) | ||
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'''Location:''' Northwest Washington DC. | '''Location:''' Behind 1615 Manchester Lane, Rock Creek Park, Northwest Washington DC. Map point is not exact. | ||
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'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
* [[Fort De Russy (1)|Fort De Russy]] | |||
* [[Fort Stevens (2)|Fort Stevens]] | |||
* [[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]] | ||
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