Mr. Lincoln's forts : a guide to the Civil War defenses of Washington /

During the American Civil War, Washington, D.C. was the most heavily fortified city in North America. To protect Washington with all it contained and symbolized, the Army constructed a shield of fortifications: 68 enclosed earthen forts, 93 supplemental batteries, miles of military roads, and suppor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cooling, Benjamin Franklin, III, 1938-
Otros Autores: Owen, Walton H., 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, c2010.
Edición:New ed.
Temas:
1861-1865
Geschichte 1860-1865.
Fortification > Washington Region > Guidebooks.
HISTORY.
Fortification
Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865
Befestigung
Verteidigung
Militärische Anlage
Fort
Amerikaanse burgeroorlog.
Verdedigingswerken.
Washington (D.C.) > Guidebooks.
Washington (D.C.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Washington Region > Guidebooks.
Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Washington, Région de > Guides.
Washington (D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) Region
Washington, DC
Guidebooks
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The most heavily fortified city in North America
  • Engineer details of construction
  • Touring the forts south of the Potomac
  • Touring the forts north of the Potomac
  • Touring the forts east of the Anacostia
  • Touring the river forts.

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