Fort Mahan
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Fort Mahan was a Union Army earthwork fortification in Washington, D.C., built to help defend the U.S. capital during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Mahan canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War fortification
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Union Army fortification ⓘ earthwork fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Defenses of Washington command
NERFINISHED
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Union Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
defense of Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
protection of the U.S. capital ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War forts in Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
Earthwork fortifications ⓘ Military history of Washington, D.C. ⓘ Union Army forts ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earthworks ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
public park area ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fortType |
enclosed earthwork
ⓘ
field fortification ⓘ |
| function | to guard approaches to Washington from the northeast ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Union troops ⓘ |
| hasRemains | traces of earthworks ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic Civil War site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northeast Washington, D.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States capital region ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedOn | a hilltop ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Dennis Hart Mahan
NERFINISHED
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Professor D. H. Mahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterAffiliation | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | military engineer ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Baltimore Turnpike
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railroad approaches to Washington ⓘ |
| partOf |
Civil War defenses of Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Defenses of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| role |
artillery position
ⓘ
observation point ⓘ |
| significance | part of the ring of forts protecting the national capital ⓘ |
| state | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.