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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861- | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - One of the approximately 68 forts that surrounded the city of Washington DC and protected it during the [[U.S. Civil War]] period from Confederate invasion. Named after Major General [[Samuel S. Carroll]]. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | ||
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A large [[U.S. Civil War]] earthworks fortification begun in September 1861. The fort mounted 13 guns and 1 mortar. | A large [[U.S. Civil War]] earthworks fortification begun in September 1861. The fort mounted 13 guns and 1 mortar. | ||
A 17 May 1864 report from the Union Inspector of Artillery noted the following: "Fort Carroll, Capt. [[Loring S. Richardson]] commanding.–Garrison, one company Eighth Unattached Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers–4 commissioned officers, 1 ordnance sergeant, 124 men. Armament, six 12-pounder field guns, four 32-pounder barbette, two 8-inch siege howitzers, one Coehorn mortar, one 30-pounder Parrott. Magazines, two; dry and in good order. Ammunition, not a full supply, but serviceable: requisition made for full supply. Implements, complete and serviceable. Garrison drilled only as infantry." | |||
Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | |||
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* [[Washington DC Fort Ring]] | |||
* [[:Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War|Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War]] | |||
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* {{Cooling}}. | |||
* {{Roberts}}, page 134 | * {{Roberts}}, page 134 | ||
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Revision as of 20:44, 6 December 2014
Fort Carroll (3) (1861-1865) - One of the approximately 68 forts that surrounded the city of Washington DC and protected it during the U.S. Civil War period from Confederate invasion. Named after Major General Samuel S. Carroll. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
Fort Carroll (3) History
One of the ring of Union fortifications surrounding Washington DC during the U.S. Civil War, see Washington DC Fort Ring.
A large U.S. Civil War earthworks fortification begun in September 1861. The fort mounted 13 guns and 1 mortar.
A 17 May 1864 report from the Union Inspector of Artillery noted the following: "Fort Carroll, Capt. Loring S. Richardson commanding.–Garrison, one company Eighth Unattached Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers–4 commissioned officers, 1 ordnance sergeant, 124 men. Armament, six 12-pounder field guns, four 32-pounder barbette, two 8-inch siege howitzers, one Coehorn mortar, one 30-pounder Parrott. Magazines, two; dry and in good order. Ammunition, not a full supply, but serviceable: requisition made for full supply. Implements, complete and serviceable. Garrison drilled only as infantry."
Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
Current Status
Washington DC
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 863307
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Location: Washington DC Maps & Images Lat: 38.837343 Long: -77.007358 |
See Also:
Sources:
- Cooling, Benjamin F. III and Owen, Valton H. II, Mr. Lincoln's Forts: A Guide to the Civil War Defenses of Washington, Scarecrow Press, 2009, ISBN 0810863073, ISBN 9780810863071, 334 pages.
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 134
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