An entrance to Battleground National Cemetery, near Fort Stevens, Washington, D.C.

ID: 2758 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Date: between ca. 1910 and 1930
This file appears in: Battleground National Cemetery
An entrance to Battleground National Cemetery, near Fort Stevens, Washington, D.C.
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This file appears in: Battleground National Cemetery

In July 1864, the Battle of Fort Stevens marked the defeat of Confederate General Jubal Anderson Early’s campaign to launch an offensive attack on the national capital. During the battle, 59 Union soldiers perished, while there were approximately…