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February 2, 2008

Fort C.F. Smith Marker

SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER

1 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Woodmont — Fort C.F. Smith — Defending the Capital — Reported permanently removed

Fort C.F. Smith was constructed in early 1863 as part of the expansion and strengthening of the capital’s defenses that continued throughout the Civil War. With Forts Strong, Morton and Woodbury, Fort C.F. Smith formed the outer perimeter of the . . . — — Map (db m5099) HM

2 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Woodmont — Fort C.F. Smith — Mr. Lincoln’s Forts — Defenses of Washington, 1861-1865 — Reported permanently removed

Fort C.F. Smith was constructed in 1863 on farmland appropriated from William Jewell. The fort was named in honor of Gen. Charles Ferguson Smith, who was instrumental in the Union victory at Fort Donelson, Tennessee in 1862. The fortification was . . . — — Map (db m5101) HM

3 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Woodmont — Fort C.F. Smith — Protecting the Capital — Reported permanently removed

The ramps in front of you, now covered with grass, led to wooden platforms on which the various cannons were placed. When built in 1863, Fort C.F. Smith had platforms for twenty-two artillery pieces and four siege mortars. However, only sixteen . . . — — Map (db m5102) HM

4 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Woodmont — 8 — Fort C.F. Smith —

Historical Site Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 Fort C.F. Smith Just to the north are the remains of Fort C.F. Smith. A lunette built early in 1863 to command the high ground north of Spout Run and protect the flank of the Arlington Line. It . . . — — Map (db m5103) HM