Battery Ricketts
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Battery Ricketts is a historic Civil War-era artillery fortification in Washington, D.C., that formed part of the defensive ring protecting the capital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battery Ricketts canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War-era artillery fortification
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Union Army fortification ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| builtDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| garrison | Union forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American Civil War forts
NERFINISHED
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Artillery batteries ⓘ Civil War Defenses of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Military history of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery position
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defensive fortification ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic Civil War site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ricketts (Union officer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Civil War Defenses of Washington
NERFINISHED
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defensive ring protecting the U.S. capital ⓘ |
| protects |
U.S. capital
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Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | part of the fortification system that deterred Confederate attacks on Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| usedFor | defense of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.