Battery Terrill (2)

Battery Terrill (2) (1861-1865) - A Union U.S. Civil War Battery established in 1861 in Northwest Washington DC. Named Battery Terrill after Brigadier General William R. Terrill, (Cullum 1594), who was killed 8 Oct 1862, at the battle of Perryville, Kentucky. Battery site abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. History of Battery Terrill 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 with emplacements for seven guns. Contiguous to and in advance of Fort Kearny. The battery was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. Current Status Trace remains, no markers. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 531069 {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: 3001 Garrison Street on the grounds of the Peruvian Embassy in Northwest Washington DC. Maps & Images Lat: 38.95694 Long: -77.06111 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 276' See Also: Fort Kearny Washington DC Fort Ring Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War 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 140. Links: North American Forts - Battery Terrill NPS Civil War Defenses of Washington - Appendix E: General Reports About the Defenses Visited: No