Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09

ing. This fort. in conjunction with Forts
Munson, Ramsay and Taylor, occupied the
range of commanding hills to the west
ward Of Arlington Heights, being nearly
sive works proper from the Chain bridge to
the mouth of the Hunting creek. 1t was
first occupied by General Mcdowell pre-
paratory to his advance to the field of the
first Bull Run. After his retreat upon
Washington 1t was occupied advance
position by the rebels. On their with
drawing therefrom in October, 1861, it was
taken possession of and forfeited by Cen
eral Mcclellan, the works being maintained
during the entire war. The ridge is broken
into a number Of hills, which were known,
respectively. running from south to north.
as Munson's, Upton's, Halls and Miners
hills. But the Notifications were princi-
pally confined to Munson's and Uptons hills
immediate vicinity. The works on Mum
sons hill were never named. Fort Ram
say was on Uptons hill, Fort Taylor
near the latter on piece of high ground
owned by a man named Taylor and Fort
Buffalo was situated very near the Taylor
place, on ground originally owned by one
of the Miner family, Miners hill proper
being some distance to the northWard
These works We're intended for field artil-
lery and were quite substantially built. Thu
ground occupied by Fort Buffalo is now the
property of Mrs. Margaret Lichau. TIL,
old works are in good state of preserva-
ton, and we'll protected from the raw
ages of the weather by generous growth
of young trees.
Fort Taylor.
Fort Taylor was on the east side of the
Leesburg road, a little north of where it
crosses the Anandale road, and Immediately
northwest Of Upton's Hill. 1t did not form
part Of the regular line of works. The
old works. which this year are In the midst
of a Ol1tfield
a rather frail structure. such as field bat
teries were in the habit Of throwing up at
the end Of days march, when in the VI
cinty of the enemy. There are embrasures
for six guns. The ground belonging to
Mr.. l.. William Taylor in war time (hence
the name). but is now owned by DR.. T. NJ.
Talbot. 1t is three-quarters Of a mile
south Of Falls Church, being within the
town limits The town cemetery is nearly
to the eastward. Halls and Minors Hills
are seen to the northward. On the opposite
side Of the Leesburg road and about sixty
miles south is Fort Buffalo, while Fort
Ramsay Is on the south side Of the Anan-
dale road, less than half a mile to the
sOuthWestward.
Fort Munson.
famous fort was Fort Munson, the name
oc which used by the soldiers all
through the war a byword and stigma
l. was situated on Munson's Hill, which
was then, and is now, the property of Mr.
Daniel o. Munson, a loyal Virginian, who
suffered greatly from depredatons of the
soldiers of both armies. The old works
mot, however, part of the defenseS prop
err which were first constructed by the
confederates, and afterward added to by
the Union troops, occupied the summit of
the hill, on the east side of the road hut
not Vlstage of them remain today They
were intended merely for battery of field
k,In
position was first occupied by the confeder-
ates Immediately after the first Bull Rum
and the rebel flag there could be seen from
the dome of the Capitol. The Dist New York
took possession of Munson's Hill and its
Quaker guns upon the withdrawal of the
confederates, September 2S, 1851 An i'm
posing scene was witnessed on the plain
east OF Munson's Hill on the Goth of No
Vemper, 1851 1t was the occasion of Cen
eral McClellan's grand review of his army
preparatory to starting on the peninsula
campaign. Fully 100000 troops in neat and
brilliant array, passed review before Pres
loent Lincoln and the members Of the cabi-
net. thousands Of people, in wagons and
on root-men, women and children Of every
degree-gathered from every direction and
from every walk In life to witness the af-
ialr. such military spectacle was never
before witnessed and was only surpassed in
grandeur by the grand review In this citv
at the close Of the hostilities. Munson's Hill
Is about seven and one-half miles wet ~
or Falls Church. On the pike, a mile dis
tant to the northward, are Forts RAMSAY.
Taylor and Buffalo.
Fort Tillinghast.
Fort Tillinghast is situated on Airing
ton Heights, Immediately south of Fort
Myer, and Is best reached by way of
Georgetown and the AQueduct bridge and
Fort Myer. 1t was named by General Nc
Ciellan after Captain Otis H. Tillinghast,
chief quartermastsr Of General McDowelrs
army, who was killed at first Bull Run
while In the act OF rallying panic-strtcken
straggling soldiers After the first Bull
sSun the works were occupied by the 85th
New York, the members Of the regiment
doing considerable toward completing the
moat ana parapets. A detachment Of the
10Th Maine occupied the works in the fan
OF looz: after second Bull Run. The ar
mament consisted Of thirteen guns, of
wnicn -FOUR were twenty-four-pounder
siege. one twenty-four FOUNDER Howitzer,
-FOUR thirty-pounder PARROTS, two six.