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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] artillery camp of instruction established in 1861 in Washington DC. Named Camp Barry after Major [[William F. Barry]], {{Cullum|957}}, chief of artillery of the department. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | {{SocialNetworks}} | ||
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] artillery depot and camp of instruction established in 1861 in Washington DC. Named Camp Barry after Major [[William F. Barry]], {{Cullum|957}}, chief of artillery of the department. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | |||
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|width="50%"|[[ | |width="50%"|[[File:Camp Barry DC 4a40138r.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Six officers of the 17th New York Battery at Camp Barry]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[ | |width="50%"|[[File:Camp Barry DC 32978v.jpg|335px|thumb|right|Camp Barry Artillery Depot]] | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[ | |colspan="2"|[[File:Camp Barry Artillery Depot DC 32981v.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Camp Barry Artillery Depot, Washington DC]] | ||
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== History of Camp Barry == | == History of Camp Barry == | ||
Established in August 1861 as a Union artillery camp of instruction in Washington DC. | Established in August 1861 as a Union artillery depot and camp of instruction in Washington DC. | ||
[[File:Camp Barry Bks Plan DC 6039604.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Camp Barry Barracks & Officers' Quarters Plan]] | |||
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Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | ||
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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="38. | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="38.900597" lon="-76.977814" zoom="15" width="-500" height="-500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | ||
( | (1) 38.90025, -76.98305, Camp Barry | ||
(1861-1865) | (1861-1865) | ||
(2) 38.90067, -76.97386, Camp Barry | |||
Corcoran's Farm, H Street, NE, near Toll-Gate. | |||
</googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
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'''Location:''' Benning Road NE & Bladensburg Road NE, | '''Location:''' Two location descriptions | ||
(1) Benning Road NE & Bladensburg Road NE | |||
(2) Corcoran's Farm, H Street, NE, near Toll-Gate (likely the most accurate) | |||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|38.90025|-76.98305}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|38.90025|-76.98305}} | ||
* Elevation: | * Elevation: 88' | ||
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'''See Also:''' | '''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:''' | ||
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