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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1864-1865) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] Fort established in 1864 near Petersburg | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1864-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] Fort established in 1864 near Petersburg, Virginia. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | ||
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== History of Fort Howard == | == History of Fort Howard == | ||
Established in 1864 as a Union [[U.S. Civil War]] fort along the Union seige line of Petersburg, Virginia. This earthworks fort was located to the south of Petersburg between [[Fort Hays (4)|Fort Hays]] to the east and [[Fort Wadsworth (3)|Fort Wadsworth]] to the west. These forts were connected by a line of entrenchments and two gun batteries between each of them. The two Union batteries between Fort Howard and [[Fort Hays (4)|Fort Hays]] were Battery XXV and Battery XXIV. The two Union batteries between Fort Howard and [[Fort Wadsworth (3)|Fort Wadsworth]] were Battery XXVI and Battery XXVII | Established in 1864 as a Union [[U.S. Civil War]] fort along the Union seige line of Petersburg, Virginia. This earthworks fort was located to the south of Petersburg between [[Fort Hays (4)|Fort Hays]] to the east and [[Fort Wadsworth (3)|Fort Wadsworth]] to the west. These forts were connected by a line of entrenchments and two gun batteries between each of them. The two Union batteries between Fort Howard and [[Fort Hays (4)|Fort Hays]] were Battery XXV and Battery XXIV. The two Union batteries between Fort Howard and [[Fort Wadsworth (3)|Fort Wadsworth]] were Battery XXVI and Battery XXVII | ||
Fort Howard was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | Fort Howard was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | ||
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'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
* [[Fort Hays (4)|Fort Hays]] | |||
* [[Fort Wadsworth (3)|Fort Wadsworth]] | |||
* [[:Category:Civil War Defenses of Richmond and Petersburg|Civil War Defenses of Richmond and Petersburg]] | * [[:Category:Civil War Defenses of Richmond and Petersburg|Civil War Defenses of Richmond and Petersburg]] | ||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
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Fort Howard (3) (1864-1865) - A Union U.S. Civil War Fort established in 1864 near Petersburg, Virginia. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. History of Fort HowardEstablished in 1864 as a Union U.S. Civil War fort along the Union seige line of Petersburg, Virginia. This earthworks fort was located to the south of Petersburg between Fort Hays to the east and Fort Wadsworth to the west. These forts were connected by a line of entrenchments and two gun batteries between each of them. The two Union batteries between Fort Howard and Fort Hays were Battery XXV and Battery XXIV. The two Union batteries between Fort Howard and Fort Wadsworth were Battery XXVI and Battery XXVII Fort Howard was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. Current StatusUnknown.
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