Fort Evans
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Fort Evans is a Civil War-era rectangular earthen fort located in Leesburg, Virginia. It was the first of three forts constructed in 1861 to protect Leesburg from possible invasion after Virginia seceded from the Union.
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Fort Evans | |
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Leesburg, Virginia | |
Coordinates | 39.1108°N 77.5313°W / 39.1108; -77.5313 |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Confederate States Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1861 |
In use | 1861—1862 |
Battles/wars | Battle of Ball's Bluff |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Nathan Evans D.H. Hill |
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