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Photographer: Bill Coughlin
Taken: November 12, 2011
Caption: Fort Stevens
Additional Description: This fort was the site of the only battle during the Civil War to take place within the District of Columbia. On July 12, 1864, a Confederate Army under Gen. Jubal Early made the only serious attempt to enter Washington. During the battle President Abraham Lincoln, who came to observe the fighting, was fired upon by Confederate sharpshooters.
Submitted: November 14, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
Database Locator Identification Number: p180988
File Size: 4.654 Megabytes

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