Fort Worth (2)

Fort Worth (2) (1861-1865) - A Union U.S. Civil War Fort first established in 1861 in present day Alexandria, Virginia. Named Fort Worth after Brevet Major General William Jenkins Worth. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.

History of Fort Worth

Established in 1861 as an earthworks fortification on the site of a Fairfax family plantation known as Vaucluse. Construction was supervised by General Horatio G. Wright (Cullum 1060) and General John Newton (Cullum 1112). The Fairfax family mansion was destroyed by the fort construction.

The fort mounted 28 guns with 3 vacant platforms enclosed in a 463 yard perimeter earthworks.

The fort was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.

Current Status

No remains in Alexandria, Virginia. Site destroyed in 1970.

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1492972

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Location: Alexandria, City of Alexandria, Virginia. Map point is from GNIS and may not be accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 38.81472 Long: -77.09889 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 249'

See Also:

• Washington DC Fort Ring
• Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War

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 801-802.

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Worth
• Wikipedia - Fort Worth

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