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By J. J. Prats, June 21, 2008
Battery Rodgers Marker
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1 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Battery Rodgers —  |
| Historical Site Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 Battery Rodgers Here stood Battery Rodgers, built in 1863 to prevent enemy ships from passing up the Potomac River. The battery had a perimeter of 30 yards and mounted five 200 pounder Parrott . . . — — Map (db m41413) HM | |||
| 2 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — 4 — The Civil War and Battery Rodgers — Reported permanently removed |
| With the outbreak of war in the spring of 1861, Alexandria was immediately occupied by Federal troops as a bulwark in the defenses of the national capital, and the city became a central distribution center for men and material for the Army of the . . . — — Map (db m70411) HM WM | |||