Fort Foote was an American Civil War-era wood and earthwork fort that was part of the wartime defenses of Washington, D.C., which helped defend the Potomac...
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position, he led the gunboats in the Battle of Fort Henry. For his services with the Western Gunboat Flotilla, Foote was among the first naval officers to be...
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Shelby Dade Foote Jr. (November 17, 1916 – June 27, 2005) was an American writer, historian and journalist. Although he primarily viewed himself as a...
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Civil War Defenses of Washington (redirect from Fort Circle Parks)
825778; -77.015500 (Fort Greble) Fort Foote, MD 38°46′0.1″N 77°01′40.1″W / 38.766694°N 77.027806°W / 38.766694; -77.027806 (Fort Foote, MD) Battery Rogers...
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advance upon the fort on February 6 while it was being simultaneously attacked by Union gunboats commanded by Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote. A combination...
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Schools district. Zoned elementary schools serving the CDP are: Fort Foote Elementary School Fort Washington Forest Elementary School Indian Queen Elementary...
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antiquarian Foote, Mississippi, United States, an unincorporated community Fort Foote, an American Civil War fort defending Washington, DC Foote Islands,...
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The Civil War: A Narrative (redirect from The Civil War: A Narrative: Volume One: Fort Sumter to Perryville)
finished the trilogy's first volume, Fort Sumter to Perryville, a 400,000-word account, in 1958. By 1963 Foote had finished the second volume, Fredericksburg...
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Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for...
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was stolen briefly in 1978, but was recovered. The thieves left it at Fort Foote park and it was recovered 26 hours from the time it went missing. 1911...
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