Fort Bunker Hill
Historical fort in Washington, D.C., United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fort Bunker Hill was one of seven temporary earthwork forts part of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C., during the Civil War built in the Northeast quadrant of the city at the beginning of the Civil War by the Union Army to protect the city from the Confederate Army. From west to east, the forts were: Fort Slocum, Fort Totten, Fort Slemmer, Fort Bunker Hill, Fort Saratoga, Fort Thayer and Fort Lincoln. Unlike other forts, today very little remains of the structure.
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Fort Bunker Hill | |
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Part of the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C. | |
Washington, D.C. | |
Coordinates | 38.93539°N 76.98775°W / 38.93539; -76.98775 |
Type | Earthwork fort |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Union Army |
Condition | Residential Area |
Site history | |
Built | 1861 |
Built by | 11th Massachusetts Infantry regiment |
In use | 1861–1865 |
Materials | Earth and timber |
Demolished | 1865 |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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