Click here to see 33 Civil War forts you can still visit. We focused on accessible sites that are open to the public. Some contain original structures or ruins, ...

By the time the Civil War ended, a circle of forts protected the capital city. But at the start of the war, its only defense was Fort Washington, 12 miles downriver in Prince George’s County.

Signs posted at Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter ask visitors to report any information they experienced that may place American ...

The Civil War might as easily have erupted at Fort Pickens, outside Pensacola, Florida, as at Fort Sumter. Seen as easier to defend than smaller bastions nearby, both forts had been hastily ...

The remains of the Civil War fort, an important Union outpost, are well-marked and documented. But less is known about the African American residents who, starting in the 1880s, bought land, built ...

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Fort Fisher and the soldiers it shielded were able to withstand one attack from Union forces in December 1864. But when it fell in January 1865, the South was not far behind.

Locals Revisit the Civil War at Fort Willard By 1865, Fort Willard was southernmost of 68 forts and 93 batteries armed with over 800 cannons protecting Washington. A Civil War cannon manufactured ...

The TxDot conclusion after the 1990s excavation: No Civil War-era artifacts were found. The only remaining 19th-century structure near the site, a house occupied by transients, burned to the ground.

The Civil War might as easily have erupted at Fort Pickens, outside Pensacola, Florida, as at Fort Sumter. Seen as easier to defend than smaller bastions nearby, both forts had been hastily ...

Click here to see 33 Civil War forts you can still visit. We focused on accessible sites that are open to the public. In many cases, the original forts have not survived intact, ...