Fort Stevens

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Civil War fortification Union Army fort historic site

Fort Stevens is a historic Union Army fortification in Washington, D.C., best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln came under enemy fire during a Confederate attack in 1864.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Fort Stevens canonical	4
Fort Stevens National Historic Site	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Civil War fortification ⓘ Union Army fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ
attackedBy	Confederate Army of the Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtFor	defense of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
category	American Civil War forts ⓘ Military history of Washington, D.C. ⓘ Tourist attractions in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
city	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
controlledBy	Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
coordinateLocation	approximate coordinates 38.963°N 77.027°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfEvent	Battle of Fort Stevens, July 11–12, 1864 ⓘ
defendedBy	Union forces ⓘ
event	Battle of Fort Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	National Park Service ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation	U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMemorial	markers commemorating the Battle of Fort Stevens ⓘ monument to President Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPlaque	marker noting Lincoln’s presence under fire ⓘ
hasReconstruction	partial reconstruction of fort walls ⓘ
hasStructureType	earthen fortification ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter	Fort Stevens Civil War site visitor facilities ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Civil War Defenses of Washington historic resources NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Washington, D.C. ⓘ
namedAfter	Isaac Ingalls Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ
neighborhood	Brightwood NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	President Abraham Lincoln coming under Confederate fire in 1864 ⓘ being the only time a sitting U.S. president came under direct enemy fire ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
ownedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
partOf	Civil War Defenses of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ National Park System NERFINISHED ⓘ ring of fortifications around Washington, D.C. ⓘ
significantYear	1864 ⓘ
usedDuring	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Civil War Defenses of Washington → hasPart → Fort Stevens ⓘ

Fort Circle Parks → hasPart → Fort Stevens ⓘ

United States seacoast defense systems → notableSite → Fort Stevens ⓘ

Battle of Fort Stevens → fortInvolved → Fort Stevens ⓘ

Battle of Fort Stevens → memorial → Fort Stevens ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fort Stevens National Historic Site