LEADER 02761nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910791577303321 005 20230124183209.0 010 $a0-8108-6307-3 010 $a9786612519871 010 $a1-282-51987-5 035 $a(CKB)2560000000016753 035 $a(EBL)466893 035 $a(OCoLC)665840182 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000363403 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12110015 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000363403 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10404693 035 $a(PQKB)11053067 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL466893 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10429921 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL251987 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC466893 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000016753 100 $a20090430e20101988 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMr. Lincoln's forts$b[electronic resource] $ea guide to the Civil War defenses of Washington /$fBenjamin Franklin Cooling III, Walton H. Owen II ; foreword by Edwin C. Bearss 205 $aNew ed. 210 $aLanham, Md. $cScarecrow Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (334 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8108-6759-1 311 $a0-8108-6067-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 299-301) and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aDuring 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 Lincoln's Forts is the premier historical reference and tour guide to the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C. 606 $aFortification$zWashington Region$vGuidebooks 607 $aWashington (D.C.)$vGuidebooks 607 $aWashington (D.C.)$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865 607 $aWashington Region$vGuidebooks 615 0$aFortification 676 $a973.7/453 700 $aCooling$b Benjamin Franklin$cIII,$f1938-$01527616 701 $aOwen$b Walton H.$f1954-$01582691 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791577303321 996 $aMr. Lincoln's forts$93865244 997 $aUNINA