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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] fort established in 1861 in Washington DC. Named Fort Slemmer after Lieutenant [[Adam Slemmer]], commander of [[Fort Pickens]], Florida. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] fort established in 1861 in Washington DC. Named Fort Slemmer after Lieutenant [[Adam Slemmer]], commander of [[Fort Pickens]], Florida. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | ||
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== History of Fort Slemmer == | == History of Fort Slemmer == | ||
[[File:Fort Slemmer DC 01506v.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Soldiers at the gate of Fort Slemmer]] | |||
Established in 1861 as a small three gun fort with a 93 yard perimeter. The fort was armed with three 32 pounder smoothbore cannons and one 8" howitzer. Garrisoned in February 1862 by the [[26th New York Infantry]]. | Established in 1861 as a small three gun fort with a 93 yard perimeter. The fort was armed with three 32 pounder smoothbore cannons and one 8" howitzer. Garrisoned in February 1862 by the [[26th New York Infantry]]. | ||
Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the War. | Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the War. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Some traces, no marker. | Some traces, no marker. | ||
Revision as of 22:12, 30 November 2014
Fort Slemmer (1861-1865) - A Union U.S. Civil War fort established in 1861 in Washington DC. Named Fort Slemmer after Lieutenant Adam Slemmer, commander of Fort Pickens, Florida. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
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History of Fort Slemmer
Established in 1861 as a small three gun fort with a 93 yard perimeter. The fort was armed with three 32 pounder smoothbore cannons and one 8" howitzer. Garrisoned in February 1862 by the 26th New York Infantry.
Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the War.
Current Status
Some traces, no marker.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 531564
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Location: Washington DC. Maps & Images Lat: 38.93972 Long: -77.00139 |
See Also:
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 139.
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