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(M) 38.956447, -77.121955, Fort Sumner Marker | |||
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Revision as of 12:48, 6 April 2013
Fort Sumner (3) (1861-1865) - Established as three independent earthworks forts in 1861 during the U.S. Civil War in Montgomery County, Maryland. Fort Ripley, Fort Alexander and Fort Franklin were connected by earthworks and combined into Fort Sumner in 1863 as a part of the Defenses of Washington DC. The individual forts were then classified as Redoubt Cross, Redoubt Davis and Redoubt Kirby respectively in 1864. Fort Sumner was named after Major General Edwin V. Sumner. Abandoned in 1865.
Fort Sumner (3) History
Current Status
Marker only remains, Montgomery County, Maryland
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Location: Marker at Sangamore Road and Westpath Way, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland. Maps & Images Lat: 38.95632 Long: -77.12 |
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 390
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