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Fort Pulaski (Fort Pulaski National Monument, GA)
– Civil War Series – An imposing structure with walls 11 feet thick, Fort Pulaski was widely regarded at the start of the Civil War as an impenetrable fortress guarding Savannah, Georgia from a Federal naval attack. The U.S. Chief … Continue reading
Fort McAllister (Fort McAllister State Historic Park, GA)
– Civil War Series – Roughly a 40-minute drive south of Savannah, Georgia, Fort McAllister State Historic Park preserves one of the country’s best remaining examples of a Civil War earthwork fortification. Constructed early in the war, Fort McAllister occupied … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Georgia
Tagged Civil War, fort, Fort McAllister, Fort McAllister State Historic Park, Georgia, historic, March to the Sea, Ogeechee River, Savannah
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Fort Washington Loop (Fort Washington Park, MD)
– Civil War Series – Spanning more than 200 years of history, Maryland’s Fort Washington is situated on a picturesque hill overlooking the wide and placid Potomac River, within sight of Washington, DC. The 19th century fort today lies within … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Fort Washington Park, Maryland
Tagged Battery Meigs, Battery White, Battery Wilkin, Civil War, Civil War Defenses of Washington, fort, Fort Washington, Fort Washington Loop, historic, lighthouse, loop hike, Maryland, Piscataway Creek, Potomac River, Pump Station Trail, River Trail, Swan Creek, Waterside Trail
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Fort Washington (Fort Washington Park, MD)
– Civil War Series – The history of Maryland’s Fort Washington spans several of America’s wars, from the War of 1812 through the Civil War and the two World Wars. The first fort on this site, a stone structure constructed … Continue reading
Fort Foote Park, MD
– Civil War Series – One of 68 forts protecting Washington, DC during the Civil War, Fort Foote was built by Union forces to defend the nation’s capital from a potential Confederate naval attack on the Potomac River. Completed in … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Maryland
Tagged Civil War, Civil War Defenses of Washington, fort, Fort Foote, Fort Foote Park, historic, Maryland, Potomac River
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Allied Encampment Auto Tour (Colonial National Historical Park, VA)
– Revolutionary War Series – As the Battle of Yorktown raged to the east, George Washington and his French ally Comte de Rochambeau set up their encampments in the woody perimeter around Yorktown in 1781. After hitting the key sites … Continue reading
Posted in Colonial National Historical Park, Hampton Roads, Revolutionary War, Scenic Byways, Virginia
Tagged Allied Encampment Tour, Battle of Yorktown, Colonial National Historical Park, George Washington, historic, Revolutionary War, scenic byway, Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, Yorktown, Yorktown Battlefield
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Yorktown Battlefield Auto Tour (Colonial National Historical Park, VA)
– Revolutionary War Series – The Battle of Yorktown, the last major engagement of the American Revolution, was a decisive victory for Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army and the death knell for continued British occupation. Today, the site of the … Continue reading
Peninsula Campaign Driving Tour – Part 1
– Civil War Series – Nearly a year after the onset of the conflict at Fort Sumter in April 1861, the Civil War had seen very few significant military engagements in the Eastern Theater. Following the Battle of Bull Run … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Colonial National Historical Park, Hampton Roads, Scenic Byways, Virginia
Tagged Battle of Dam No. 1, Battle of Eltham's Landing, Battle of Hampton Roads, Battle of Williamsburg, Bloody Ravine, Christopher Newport Park, Civil War, Colonial National Historical Park, Cub Creek Dam, Dam No. 1, Eltham's Landing, Endview, fort, Fort Magruder, Fort Monroe, Gloucester Point, Hampton, historic, Lebanon Church, Lee Hall, Lee's Mill, Mariners' Museum, Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park, New Kent, New Kent Court House, New Quarter Park, Newport News, Newport News Park, Peninsula Campaign, redoubt, Redoubt 1, Redoubt 12, Redoubt 13, Redoubt 2, Redoubt Park, scenic byway, Siege of Yorktown, Skiffes Creek Redoubt, Tyndall's Point Park, Virginia, Warwick Court House, Williamsburg, York River, Yorktown, Yorktown Battlefield, Young's Mill
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Tuttle Trail (Redoubt Park, VA)
– Civil War Series – On May 5, 1862, as Confederates clashed with the Union Army nearby, Redoubts 1 and 2 remained silent during the Battle of Williamsburg, the first pitched battle of the Civil War’s Peninsula Campaign (March-July 1862). … Continue reading
Redoubt 1 Trail (Redoubt Park, VA)
– Civil War Series – On the eve of battle in May 1862, Confederate Col. John Magruder’s “third line” of defenses on the Virginia Peninsula comprised 14 redoubts—small, enclosed defensive fortifications built from earth, sod, and timber. Together they served … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Easy Hikes, Hampton Roads, Virginia
Tagged Battle of Williamsburg, Civil War, historic, Peninsula Campaign, Quarterpath Road, redoubt, Redoubt 1, Redoubt Park, Virginia, Williamsburg
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