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Fort Delaware is a former harbor defense facility, designed by chief engineer Joseph Gilbert Totten and located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. During the American Civil War, the Union used Fort Delaware as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war, political prisoners, federal convicts, and privateer officers. A three-gun concrete battery of 12-inch guns, later named Battery Torbert, was designed by Maj. Charles W. Raymond and built inside the fort in the 1890s. By 1900, the fort was part of a three fort concept, the first forts of the Coast Defenses of the Delaware, working closely with Fort Mott in Pennsville, New Jersey, and Fort DuPont in Delaware City, Delaware. The fort and the island currently belong to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Contr

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  • Fort Delaware is a former harbor defense facility, designed by chief engineer Joseph Gilbert Totten and located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. During the American Civil War, the Union used Fort Delaware as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war, political prisoners, federal convicts, and privateer officers. A three-gun concrete battery of 12-inch guns, later named Battery Torbert, was designed by Maj. Charles W. Raymond and built inside the fort in the 1890s. By 1900, the fort was part of a three fort concept, the first forts of the Coast Defenses of the Delaware, working closely with Fort Mott in Pennsville, New Jersey, and Fort DuPont in Delaware City, Delaware. The fort and the island currently belong to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and encompass a living history museum, located in Fort Delaware State Park. (en)
  • Fort Delaware to portowe instalacje obronne zbudowane w 1859 roku na wyspie na rzece Delaware w stanie Delaware w Stanach Zjednoczonych. W czasie wojny secesyjnej był wykorzystywany przez Unię jako więzienie dla konfederackich jeńców wojennych. W 1947 fort przeszedł na własność stanu Delaware i obecnie na jego terenie znajduje się park stanowy . (pl)
  • O Forte Delauare ou Forte Delaware (em inglês: Fort Delaware) é um antigo posto de defesa portuária, projetado pelo engenheiro-chefe e localizado em , no rio Delaware. (pt)
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  • Fronts I & II of the third version of Fort Delaware. (en)
  • Restored mess hall that was used by Union soldiers and Confederate POWs inside the fort. (en)
  • Circular stairway near northeast bastion. (en)
  • Confederate POW cover from Civil War. (en)
  • Fort Delaware during the American Civil War (en)
  • Fort Delaware in 2011. (en)
  • Map showing the layout of structures on Pea Patch Island following the fire of 1831. Army Corps of Engineers. (en)
  • Letter documenting the tornado of 1885. (en)
  • Plan showing position of barbette guns in 1858. (en)
  • Reproduction POW barracks built in 2001. (en)
  • Second tier casemate inside Fort Delaware. (en)
  • Sandstone remnants of star fort recovered by Corps of Engineers during modern seawall repair. (en)
  • Engineer crew relax outside of fort during rapid-fire battery construction in 1898. Photo by Frank C. Warner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (en)
  • Fort Delaware painted by Seth Eastman, circa 1870-1875. (en)
  • Rear view of Battery Alfred Torbert inside Fort Delaware in Fall 2011. (en)
  • The star fort version of Fort Delaware. Army Corps of Engineers. (en)
  • Location of rapid-fire guns at Fort Delaware circa 1901. The proposed batteries for two 10-inch and three 6-inch guns were not built. Plan by Lt. Spencer Cosby. (en)
  • Soldiers of the Pittsburgh Heavy Artillery by a circular stairway inside the fort in 1864. Photograph by John L. Gihon. (en)
  • Trinity Chapel was built outside of the fort by POWs in 1863. G.L. Thompson Publisher. (en)
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  • Fronts one and two of fort delaware on pea patch island.jpg (en)
  • Construction crews photographed outside Fort Delaware in 1898 during rapidfire battery construction.jpg (en)
  • Fort Delaware Pea Patch Island Showing Moat in 2011.jpg (en)
  • Pea patch island survey done after the fire of 1831.jpg (en)
  • Fort Delaware Engineer Plans 1858.jpg (en)
  • Sketch showing location of rapid fire guns at Fort Delaware circa 1901.jpg (en)
  • POW barracks rebuilt at Fort Delaware.jpg (en)
  • Pittsburgh Heavy Artillery photo taken in 1864.jpg (en)
  • Storm 1885 letter from Fort Delaware.jpg (en)
  • Trinity chapel at Fort Delaware built in 1863.jpg (en)
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  • Restored enlisted soldiers mess hall inside fort delaware.jpg (en)
  • Star Fort Delaware Army Corps of Engineers Drawing.jpg (en)
  • Sandstone pieces from star fort version of Fort Delaware.jpg (en)
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  • Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, New Castle County, Delaware, United States (en)
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  • History of Ft. Delaware (en)
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  • Fort Delaware to portowe instalacje obronne zbudowane w 1859 roku na wyspie na rzece Delaware w stanie Delaware w Stanach Zjednoczonych. W czasie wojny secesyjnej był wykorzystywany przez Unię jako więzienie dla konfederackich jeńców wojennych. W 1947 fort przeszedł na własność stanu Delaware i obecnie na jego terenie znajduje się park stanowy . (pl)
  • O Forte Delauare ou Forte Delaware (em inglês: Fort Delaware) é um antigo posto de defesa portuária, projetado pelo engenheiro-chefe e localizado em , no rio Delaware. (pt)
  • Fort Delaware is a former harbor defense facility, designed by chief engineer Joseph Gilbert Totten and located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. During the American Civil War, the Union used Fort Delaware as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war, political prisoners, federal convicts, and privateer officers. A three-gun concrete battery of 12-inch guns, later named Battery Torbert, was designed by Maj. Charles W. Raymond and built inside the fort in the 1890s. By 1900, the fort was part of a three fort concept, the first forts of the Coast Defenses of the Delaware, working closely with Fort Mott in Pennsville, New Jersey, and Fort DuPont in Delaware City, Delaware. The fort and the island currently belong to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Contr (en)
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