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Fort Corcoran was a wood-and-earthwork fortification constructed by the Union Army in northern Virginia as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War. Built in 1861, shortly after the occupation of Arlington, Virginia by Union forces, it protected the southern end of the Aqueduct Bridge and overlooked the Potomac River and Theodore Roosevelt Island, known as Mason's Island.

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  • Fort Corcoran was a wood-and-earthwork fortification constructed by the Union Army in northern Virginia as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War. Built in 1861, shortly after the occupation of Arlington, Virginia by Union forces, it protected the southern end of the Aqueduct Bridge and overlooked the Potomac River and Theodore Roosevelt Island, known as Mason's Island. The fort was named after Colonel Michael Corcoran, commander of the U.S. Fighting 69th Infantry, Irish Brigade 69th New York Volunteer Regiment, one of the units that constructed the fort.Fort Corcoran was home to the Union Army Balloon Corps and the headquarters of the defenses of Washington south of the Potomac River, and served throughout the war before being dismantled in 1866. Today, no trace of the fort remains, although the Arlington County government has erected a historical marker at its site. (en)
  • Le fort Corcoran est une fortification de terre et de bois réalisée par le corps des ingénieurs de l'armée des États-Unis pour l'Armée de l'Union, se trouvant en Virginie dans le comté d'Arlington et faisant partie des défenses de Washington durant la Guerre de Sécession. Il fut construit en 1861 peu après l'occupation du comté par les forces de l'Union et utilisé jusqu'en 1866, à la fin de la guerre, où il fut démantelé. * Portail de la guerre de Sécession * Portail de la Virginie * Portail des forces armées des États-Unis (fr)
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  • The Fighting 69th; Irish Brigade, New York Volunteer Regiment, United States attend church services at Fort Corcoran in 1861. (en)
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  • Le fort Corcoran est une fortification de terre et de bois réalisée par le corps des ingénieurs de l'armée des États-Unis pour l'Armée de l'Union, se trouvant en Virginie dans le comté d'Arlington et faisant partie des défenses de Washington durant la Guerre de Sécession. Il fut construit en 1861 peu après l'occupation du comté par les forces de l'Union et utilisé jusqu'en 1866, à la fin de la guerre, où il fut démantelé. * Portail de la guerre de Sécession * Portail de la Virginie * Portail des forces armées des États-Unis (fr)
  • Fort Corcoran was a wood-and-earthwork fortification constructed by the Union Army in northern Virginia as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War. Built in 1861, shortly after the occupation of Arlington, Virginia by Union forces, it protected the southern end of the Aqueduct Bridge and overlooked the Potomac River and Theodore Roosevelt Island, known as Mason's Island. (en)
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