Fort Lincoln

Fort Lincoln was the main Union fortification on the peninsula and a key defense stronghold, also known as Fort #2. It was designed to resist attack with sixty-yard-square earthen walls, loose dirt on the outside to slow attackers, hardened interiors to withstand cannon fire, an L-shaped passage at the rear to protect the gates from cannon fire or a battering ram, and a dry moat to further delay the enemy. Built near the end of the Civil War, Fort Lincoln saw no action. Today, the earthen walls are the only original vestiges of the fort, while the other structures are reconstructions based on archival drawings; inside are officers quarters, barracks, a guardhouse, and storage areas.

Maryland · United States