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Battle of Fort Stevens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (300 words) |
 | The Battle of Fort Stevens was an American Civil War battle fought in what is now Northwest Washington, D.C. as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864, Confederate General Jubal A. Early's attempt to seize the city of Washington and distract Ulysses S. Grant's campaign against Robert E. Lee in Virginia. |
| Early's arrival in the outskirts of Washington was delayed by Lew Wallace and his troops at the Battle of Monocacy Junction, which allowed Union reinforcements from Grant to come to Washington's defenses. |
| Fort Stevens is now maintained by the National Park Service. |
| War between the States - Battle of Fort Sumpter (2912 words) |
| Fort Sumter, in the very mouth of the harbor, was in an unfinished state and without a garrison. |
| By the possession of Forts Moultrie and Pinckney and the arsenal in Charleston, their military stores fell into the hands of the State of South Carolina, and by the governor's orders a careful inventory was made at once of all the property and duly reported to him. |
| Fort Moultrie also fired a few shots, and the Star of the West rapidly changed her course and, turning round, steamed out of the range of the guns, having received but little material damage by the fire. |
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