Resources

Where to find more information on the Civil War Defenses in the District of Columbia and Surrounding Area

Overview of the Civil War Defenses of Washington

• National Park Service - Civil War Defenses of Washington
• History Channel American Artifacts - Civil War Defenses of Washington
• Inside the Civil War Defenses of Washington - An Interview with NPS Ranger Steve Phan
• NPS Multimedia
• NPS Map

Visiting the Civil War Defenses of Washington

• Plan Your Visit
• What to Expect
• Defenses of Washington Historical Markers
• History & Culture
• NPS Then and Now photos

African American Civil War Descendants Study

• African-Americans and the Defenses of Washington
• More information on the study

Washington Attacked: The 1864 Confederate Invasion of Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign

• Overview of Relevant Historical Facts
• Map of the Campaign

Information on the Battle of Fort Stevens

• Washington's Civil War Defenses and the Battle of Fort Stevens
• Battle of Fort Stevens - Wikipedia

Information on Events at the Civil War Defenses of Washington

• National Park Service News

Teaching About the Civil War Defenses of Washington

• Civil War Defenses of Washington in the Classroom 
• NPS Education Programs

Information on the History and Culture of Individual Forts within the District of Columbia

• Fort Stevens
• Ft. Dupont
• Battleground Cemetery

Information on the History and Culture of Individual Forts within Maryland

• Battery Bailey in Maryland
• Fort Foote in Maryland--NPS information
• Fort Lincoln in Maryland
• Fort Washington in Maryland-- NPS information

Information on the History and Culture of Individual Forts within Virginia

• Arlington Line - Wikipedia
• Fort C. F. Smith in Arlington, Virginia
• Fort Marcy in Virginia-- NPS information
• Alexandria Civil War Defenses of Washington Bike Trail
• Fort Ward in Alexandria, Virginia

Hiking and Biking the Civil War Defenses of Washington in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia

• Hiking and Biking Trails