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Revision as of 15:21, 22 November 2014
Fort Farnsworth (1862-1865) - A U.S. Civil War Fort first established as Redoubt B of Fort Lyon in 1862 in present day Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia. Named Fort Farnsworth in September 1863 after Brigadier General Elon J. Farnsworth, 8th Illinois Cavalry, who was killed at Gettysburg on 3 Jul 1863. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
History of Fort Farnsworth
Fort Farnsworth was also one of 33 forts on the Virginia side of the Potomac River that made up an outer defense line for Washington DC known as the Arlington Line.
Established in 1862 as one of four redoubts in advance of Fort Lyon. After the battle at Gettysburg all four redoubts were were renamed for Union officers killed at that battle. The four newly created forts were Fort Weed, Fort Farnsworth, Fort O'Rourke and Fort Willard. Together with Fort Lyon these forts created a line across the southern approaches to the city of Alexandria.
Fort Farnsworth (originally Redoubt B of Fort Lyon (3)|Fort Lyon]]) was built by elements of the 34th Massachusetts Infantry under the direction of Captain William Bacon. The original redoubt was built with a perimeter of 255 yards enclosing one magazine, a bombproof and emplacements for 13 guns. Armament included four 24 pounders, two 12 pounder howitzers, four 4.5 inch ordnance rifles (2 vacant platforms).
The fort was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
Current Status
No remains
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1492962
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Location: Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia. Maps & Images Lat: 38.78861 Long: -77.07361 |
See Also:
- Fort Lyon
- Fort Weed
- Fort O'Rourke
- Fort Willard
- Arlington Line - U.S. Civil War
- Washington DC Fort Ring
- Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War
Sources:
- 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 801-802.
- 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, page 64-65.
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