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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - Established as three independent earthworks forts in 1861 during the [[U.S. Civil War]] in Montgomery County, Maryland. [[Fort Ripley (3)]], [[Fort Alexander (2)]] and [[Fort Franklin (4)]] were connected by earthworks and combined into Fort Sumner in 1863 as a part of the [[Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War|Washington DC Defense System | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - Established as three independent earthworks forts in 1861 during the [[U.S. Civil War]] in Montgomery County, Maryland. [[Fort Ripley (3)]], [[Fort Alexander (2)]] and [[Fort Franklin (4)]] were connected by earthworks and combined into Fort Sumner in 1863 as a part of the [[:Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War|Washington DC Defense System]]. 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. | ||
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Revision as of 12:13, 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 (3), Fort Alexander (2) and Fort Franklin (4) were connected by earthworks and combined into Fort Sumner in 1863 as a part of the Washington DC Defense System. 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
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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: 38.956689 Long: -77.122468 |
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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