Capital Cannons
Oct 22, 2019
2 minutes
Interview by Nancy Tappan
1 Explain the defensive plan put in place in 1861.
By the end of the war, there was a 37-mile circle around D.C., with 68 forts, 93 batteries, 807 mounted cannons, 13 miles of rifle trenches, and 32 miles of military roads. Unlike Fort Washington in Maryland, which was built of brick,
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