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[CaseyKane50]

2/24/2025 Fort Haggerty

[consularrider]

#civilwarforts 2/25 – Freedom Hills Redoubt, Vienna, VA

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2/26/2025 Fort Bennett

[consularrider]

When we were out riding in Vienna we came across a map of the area from October 25, 1862 at Freedom Hill.  The map shows locations of forts and calvary and infantry pickets.  One of them is Fort Ramsey at Minor’s Hill (by NW Boundary Stone 1).  It is not on any of the civil war forts lists and I don’t believe there’s any historic marker.  Also don’t find it on a basic Google search.  It is also mentioned on the historical marker at N Manchester and Wilson Blvd.  That marker also mentions a Confederate fort which would have been in Bon Air Park area (?). Could these count separately?

 

[CaseyKane50]

Chris,

regarding Fort Ramsey, it was listed as an advanced fort see page 147.

From the Historical Marker Database

Fort Ramsay (Present day 1100 block of John Marshall Drive)- Originally named Fort Upton for the hill and local property owner. It was occupied by two companies of the Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. Photographic evidence shows two heavy cannon (32 or 42-pdr) supported by at least two light field pieces.

[consularrider]

Casey, thanks, but there seem to be discrepancies between the various historical markers.  The 1100 block of John Marshall is behind Nottingham School heading up Minor’s Hill to a historical marker at Sharp Park on N Powhatan St which talks about a Confederate outpost and a Union signal station and housing cantonment.  Upton Hill Park has the pool and other facilities and doesn’t show any historical markers (there’s a boundary stone) and the NOVA Parks website has a video about it being the site of Ft Ramsey (also mentions on the historical marker on N Manchester at Wilson?).   So confusing, but I can get photos for credit at the one at 7 Corners on Sleepy Hollow (Ft Buffalo) and by Oakwood Cemetery on Roosevelt (Ft Taylor).  This is fun!

 

[consularrider]

#civilwarforts 3/4 – Upton Hill Park, site of Ft Upton/Ft Ramsey.  No commemoration of the site’s history at the actual location.  Link to video including the fort in post #1137674 above

[consularrider]

#civilwarforts 3/5 – Ft Taylor, corner of Roosevelt and Broad.  Nothing remains except the name of the Park which is a narrow undeveloped strip between the Koon’s lot fence and the steep hillside down to Roosevelt in Falls church

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#civilwarforts 3/6 – Ft Buffalo on Sleepy Hollow Rd in Seven Corners

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3/7/2025 Fort C.F. Smith

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3/8/2025 Fort Foote

[consularrider]

#civilwarforts 3/8 – Minor’s Hill on N Powhatan St where both the Confederates and the Union had installations at some point at Arlington’s highest point

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3/9/2025 Fort Carroll

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3/10/2025 Fort Stanton

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3/11/2025 Battery Ricketts

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