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* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/civilwar/hrsa1-e.htm NPS Civil War Defenses of Washington - Appendix E: General Reports About the Defenses] | * [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/civilwar/hrsa1-e.htm NPS Civil War Defenses of Washington - Appendix E: General Reports About the Defenses] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Carroll Wikipedia - Battery Carroll] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Carroll Wikipedia - Battery Carroll] | ||
* [http://dccivilwarforts.org/AboutTheForts.htm Alliance to Preserve the Civil War Defenses of Washington - Battery Carroll] | |||
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Battery Carroll (1861-1865) - A Union U.S. Civil War gun battery established in 1861 in Southeast Washington DC. Battery abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
History of Battery Carroll
One of the ring of Union fortifications surrounding Washington DC during the U.S. Civil War, see Washington DC Fort Ring.
Established in 1861 as an outworks gun battery of Fort Carroll (3) with emplacements for four guns. Not normally armed meant to be armed, if needed, by field pieces.
The Battery was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
Current Status
No remains, no markers.
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Location: 3720 Homer Place, Southeast Washington DC. Maps & Images Lat: 38.83709 Long: -77.00403 |
See Also:
Sources:
- Cooling, Benjamin F. III and Owen, Valton H. II, Mr. Lincoln's Forts: A Guide to the Civil War Defenses of Washington, Scarecrow Press, 2009, ISBN 0810863073, ISBN 9780810863071, 334 pages.
- 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 134.
Links:
- [hhttp://www.northamericanforts.com/East/dc.html#SE North American Forts - Battery Carroll]
- NPS Civil War Defenses of Washington - Appendix E: General Reports About the Defenses
- Wikipedia - Battery Carroll
- Alliance to Preserve the Civil War Defenses of Washington - Battery Carroll
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