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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1864-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] fort established in 1864 in Southeast Washington DC. Construction began in 1864 but the fort was never fully completed or garrisoned. Named for Colonel [[Daniel Chaplin]], First Maine Heavy Artillery, who died 20 August 1864 of wounds received at Deep Bottom, Virginia, during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | |||
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== History == | |||
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Built out as a 12 gun fortification with a perimeter of about 225 yards. Only one gun was actually emplaced, a single 24-pounder siege gun. No buildings. | Built out as a 12 gun fortification with a perimeter of about 225 yards. Only one gun was actually emplaced, a single 24-pounder siege gun. No buildings. | ||
Site abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Fort Chaplin Park, Washington DC | [[File:Fort Chaplin - 1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Fort Chaplin Marker Detail]] | ||
Marker and Earthworks visible in Fort Chaplin Park, Southeast Washington DC. | |||
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'''Location:''' Fort Chaplin Park, Washington DC. | '''Location:''' Fort Chaplin Park, Southeast Washington DC. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|38.8891667|-76.9430556}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|38.8891667|-76.9430556}} | ||
* Elevation: 167' | * Elevation: 167' | ||
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'''See Also:''' | |||
* [[Washington DC Fort Ring]] | |||
* [[:Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War|Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Cooling}}. | |||
* {{Roberts}}, page 134 | * {{Roberts}}, page 134 | ||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/dc.html#SE North American Forts - Fort Chaplin] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/dc.html#SE North American Forts - Fort Chaplin] | ||
* [http://www.nps.gov/cwdw/historyculture/fort-chaplin.htm NPS - Fort Chaplin] | * [http://www.nps.gov/cwdw/historyculture/fort-chaplin.htm NPS - Fort Chaplin] | ||
{{Visited| | {{Visited|25 May 2013}} | ||
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