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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-Present) - From the original 1,100 acres of the Custis-Lee Estate, it was first established as a Union defense in 1861 during the [[U.S. Civil War]] when [[Fort Cass (2)]], Virginia, a lunette which was constructed by the 9th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in June 1861, the name of the fortification was later changed to honor Colonel [[Thomas Cass]]<!-- not USMA -->, the regiment’s first commander who was killed in 1862 and later included an additional fortification [[Fort Whipple (1)]]. Named after Major General [[Amiel W. Whipple]] {{Cullum|1063}}, who died 7 May 1863 of wounds suffered at the Battle of Chancellorsville. [[Fort Whipple (1)]] was renamed Fort Myer on 4 Feb 1881 for Brigadier General [[Albert J. Myer]]<!-- not USMA -->, first U.S. Army Chief Signal Officer. Active military installation. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-Present) - From the original 1,100 acres of the Custis-Lee Estate, it was first established as a Union defense in 1861 during the [[U.S. Civil War]] when [[Fort Cass (2)]], Virginia, a lunette which was constructed by the 9th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in June 1861, the name of the fortification was later changed to honor Colonel [[Thomas Cass]]<!-- not USMA -->, the regiment’s first commander who was killed in 1862 and later included an additional fortification [[Fort Whipple (1)]]. Named after Major General [[Amiel W. Whipple]] {{Cullum|1063}}, who died 7 May 1863 of wounds suffered at the Battle of Chancellorsville. [[Fort Whipple (1)]] was renamed Fort Myer on 4 Feb 1881 for Brigadier General [[Albert J. Myer]]<!-- not USMA -->, first U.S. Army Chief Signal Officer. Active military installation. | ||
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Fort Myer (1861-Present) - From the original 1,100 acres of the Custis-Lee Estate, it was first established as a Union defense in 1861 during the U.S. Civil War when Fort Cass (2), Virginia, a lunette which was constructed by the 9th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in June 1861, the name of the fortification was later changed to honor Colonel Thomas Cass, the regiment’s first commander who was killed in 1862 and later included an additional fortification Fort Whipple (1). Named after Major General Amiel W. Whipple (Cullum 1063), who died 7 May 1863 of wounds suffered at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Fort Whipple (1) was renamed Fort Myer on 4 Feb 1881 for Brigadier General Albert J. Myer, first U.S. Army Chief Signal Officer. Active military installation.
Fort Myer History
Current StatusAn active military installation, a part of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington and Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.
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