Fort Stanton

ID: 3234 ~ Source: Wiki Commons ~ Creator: John Stanton- Own Work ~ Date: 22 May 2013

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

A Union U.S. Civil War fort established in 1861 in Southeast Washington DC. Named after Edwin Stanton, U.S. Secretary of War. Abandoned in 1866 after the end of the war.

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…