Fort Sumner (3)

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.

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 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: ....'

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

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Sumner (3)
• Historical Marker Database - Fort Sumner

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