Rear view of a cannon near a wooden fence.

Fort Stevens Battlefield

Fort Stevens is one of the few surviving forts built to defend Washington DC.  Today, 19 of the historic, defensive sites covering approximately 130 acres are administered by the National Park Service as part of Rock Creek Park. Surrounded by city sprawl, the site of the only battle fought inside the District of Columbia is located one block west of Georgia Avenue NW. Battleground National Cemetery, located one-half mile north of Fort Stevens, contains several monuments and the graves of 41 Union soldiers who defended the fort.

The fort was built on property owned by Elizabeth Proctor Thomas, who lived adjacent to the fort for the entirety of the war. 

Fort Stevens Battlefield: What's Nearby

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