See How Washington, DC Was Defended During the Civil War @cspanHistory
See How Washington, DC Was Defended During the Civil War @cspanHistory
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
C-SPAN's American History TV explores Washington, DC's defenses from the Civil War. We visit three of the surviving forts with Dale Floyd, author of a study on the Civil War Defenses of Washington for the National Park Service.

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