Mr. Lincoln's forts [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to the Civil War defenses of Washington / / Benjamin Franklin Cooling III, Walton H. Owen II ; foreword by Edwin C. Bearss

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791577303321
• Autore: Cooling Benjamin Franklin, III, <1938->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, c2010
• ISBN: 0-8108-6307-3; 9786612519871; 1-282-51987-5
• Edizione: [New ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (334 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): OwenWalton H. <1954->
• Disciplina: 973.7/453
• Soggetti: Fortification - Washington Region; Washington (D.C.) Guidebooks; Washington (D.C.) History Civil War, 1861-1865; Washington Region Guidebooks
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-301) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 support structures for commissary, quartermaster, engineer, and civilian labor force, some of which still exist today. Revised in style, format, and content, the new edition of Mr. Lincoln's Forts is the premier historical reference and tour guide to the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.