Fort Richardson (3)
Fort Richardson (3) (1861-1865) - A Union U.S. Civil War Fort first established in 1861 in Arlington County, Virginia. Named Fort Richardson after Major General Israel B. Richardson, (Cullum 1096), 2nd Michigan Infantry, who died 3 Nov 1862 of wounds received at Antietam on 17 Sep 1862. Fort abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
History of Fort Richardson
Fort Richardson was also one of 33 forts on the Virginia side of the Potomac River that made up an outer defense line for Washington DC known as the Arlington Line.
Established in September 1861 as a detached redoubt with a perimeter of 316 yards and emplacements for 15 guns. Armament included six 24 pounder cannon, two 24 pounder field howitzers, three 30 pounder Parrott rifles, one 10" mortar, one 24 pounder Coehorn mortar and one 100 pounder Parrott rifle. The fort enclosed the 15 gun platforms, 2 magazines and a bombproof.
The fort was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
Current Status
Some remains including the fort's south wall parapets and ditches, roadside marker in Arlington County, Virginia.
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Location: Memorial Drive at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington County, Virginia. Maps & Images Lat: 38.85773 Long: -77.07783 |
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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, page 85-90.
- 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 822-823.
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