Template:CWLongBridgeDefenses: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
John Stanton (talk | contribs) Created page with "One of three forts built to protect the Long Bridge over the Potomac River from Virginia to Washington DC (Fort Albany, Fort Runyon and [[Fort Jackson ..." |
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Fts Runyon-Jackson-Albany.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Forts Runyon, Jackson and Albany at Long Bridge]] | |||
This fort was also one of three forts built to protect the Long Bridge over the Potomac River from Virginia to Washington DC ([[Fort Albany (1)|Fort Albany]], [[Fort Runyon]] and [[Fort Jackson (8)|Fort Jackson]]). These forts were built early in the war and were the first line of defense for the Virginia end of the bridge. As the war progressed the line of defenses moved further south into Virginia and these forts became far less important and their garrisons were reduced. [[Fort Runyon]] and [[Fort Jackson (8)|Fort Jackson]] were built on the road(s) to the bridge and [[Fort Albany]] was built later to protect the other two. | |||
Latest revision as of 12:04, 8 December 2014
This fort was also one of three forts built to protect the Long Bridge over the Potomac River from Virginia to Washington DC (Fort Albany, Fort Runyon and Fort Jackson). These forts were built early in the war and were the first line of defense for the Virginia end of the bridge. As the war progressed the line of defenses moved further south into Virginia and these forts became far less important and their garrisons were reduced. Fort Runyon and Fort Jackson were built on the road(s) to the bridge and Fort Albany was built later to protect the other two.