Fort De Russy Earthworks in Rock Creek Park

ID: 5001 ~ Source: Photograph by Zachary Burt

This file appears in: Civil War Fort Sites and Fort Circle Park Historic District: These sites constitute some 1,300 acres of federal park land and compose a valuable cultural resource.

This file appears in: Civil War Fort Sites and Fort Circle Park Historic District: These sites constitute some 1,300 acres of federal park land and compose a valuable cultural resource.

Civil War Fort Sites and Fort Circle Park Historic District: These sites constitute some 1,300 acres of federal park land and compose a valuable cultural resource.

By The DC Historic Sites team

As the seat of the Union at the intersection of the North and the South, Washington D.C. played a pivotal role in the Civil War. Throughout the progression of the conflict, D.C. constructed numerous…