Tag: War of 1812

Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter National Monument, SC)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Civil War, Revolutionary War, South Carolina1 Comment

- Revolutionary War Series - - Civil War Series - Fort Moultrie—built to defend South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor—has played an important role in several of America’s conflicts. First, under the leadership of Revolutionary Colonel William Moultrie, it fought off a British assault in 1776, and decades later, helped deter the British threat again during the …

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Fort Washington (Fort Washington Park, MD)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Civil War, Fort Washington Park, Maryland3 Comments

- 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 in 1809, was short-lived: it was burned and abandoned by its own garrison as the …

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