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Fort De Russy

Washington, District of Columbia
· Civil War Defenses of Washington
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Earthworks of Fort De Russy are visible, and cannon mounted there helped repulse a Confederate attack on Fort Stevens on July 11-12, 1864. During the Civil War, Washington's forts overlooked farm land.
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