Battle of Washington, Fort Stanton

ID: 3233 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Date: between 1910 and 1926

This file appears in: Fort Stanton: Fort Stanton is a part of the National Park Service's Fort Circle Park System.

This file appears in: Fort Stanton: Fort Stanton is a part of the National Park Service's Fort Circle Park System.

Fort Stanton: Fort Stanton is a part of the National Park Service's Fort Circle Park System.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Construction of Fort Stanton began in September 1861 to defend the Navy Yard. By October 22, the fort was completed and platforms were laid for ten 32-pounders, though none of the guns had been…