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Author

Cooling, Benjamin Franklin; Owen, Walter H.

Title Of Journal Book

Mr. Lincoln's forts: a guide to the Civil War defenses of Washington

Collation

xv, 256 p. : ill., maps; 29 cm.

Reference Bibliography

refs., index

Publisher

White Mane Publishing Co. Inc.

Publisher City

Shippensburg

ISBN

0942597052 (alk. paper);0942597060 (pbk.)

Language Of Text

English

Literature Type

Monograph

Literature Level

Monographic

Abstract

Documents the sites of the Civil War defenses in Washington, DC, and in nearby Virginia and Maryland. Original photographs and engineer drawings are provided from the National Archives when available; otherwise, the sites are identified in descriptive text. Appendix C is a glossary of military engineers' terms.

Keywords

fortresses;Civil War;defense;USA (Washington, DC);buildings; USA (Virginia);USA (Maryland);photographs;drawing;archives;glossary; military engineering;engineering

pub_id

32906