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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] Battery established in 1861 in Washington DC. Named Battery Gaines probably after Brigadier General [[Edmund P. Gaines|Edmund Pendleton Gaines]], War of 1812 Veteran. Battery abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] Battery established in 1861 in Northwest Washington DC. Named Battery Gaines probably after Brigadier General [[Edmund P. Gaines|Edmund Pendleton Gaines]], War of 1812 Veteran. Battery abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | ||
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'''Location:''' Washington DC. | '''Location:''' Northwest Washington DC. | ||
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* [[Fort Gaines (4)|Fort Gaines]] | |||
* [[Washington DC Fort Ring]] | * [[Washington DC Fort Ring]] | ||
* [[:Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War|Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War]] | * [[:Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War|Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:29, 13 December 2014
Battery Gaines (1861-1865) - A Union U.S. Civil War Battery established in 1861 in Northwest Washington DC. Named Battery Gaines probably after Brigadier General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, War of 1812 Veteran. Battery abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
History of Battery Gaines
One of the ring of Union fortifications surrounding Washington DC during the U.S. Civil War, see Washington DC Fort Ring.
Established in 1861 as an earthen field gun battery.
The battery was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
Current Status
No remains, no markers.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1680414
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Location: Northwest Washington DC. Maps & Images Lat: 38.93917 Long: -77.08889 |
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