02761nam 2200613 a 450 991081803780332120230124183209.00-8108-6307-397866125198711-282-51987-5(CKB)2560000000016753(EBL)466893(OCoLC)665840182(SSID)ssj0000363403(PQKBManifestationID)12110015(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000363403(PQKBWorkID)10404693(PQKB)11053067(Au-PeEL)EBL466893(CaPaEBR)ebr10429921(CaONFJC)MIL251987(MiAaPQ)EBC466893(EXLCZ)99256000000001675320090430e20101988 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMr. 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. BearssNew ed.Lanham, Md. Scarecrow Pressc20101 online resource (334 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8108-6759-1 0-8108-6067-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-301) and index.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.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 Lincoln's Forts is the premier historical reference and tour guide to the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.FortificationWashington RegionGuidebooksWashington (D.C.)GuidebooksWashington (D.C.)HistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Washington RegionGuidebooksFortification973.7/453Cooling Benjamin FranklinIII,1938-1599921Owen Walton H.1954-1694230MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818037803321Mr. Lincoln's forts4072644UNINA