The Washington times., 1903-03-15
All Is Now Peace Around the Battlenents
That Once BTisled With Bayonets and
FrowFdng CdnnoR-Of the One Hundred
and Six Armed Posts One Only Remains.

brilliant commander of the Green Noun
tain boys in the revolution. It was
originally called Fort Baker in honor OF
Col. z. d. Baker OF the First California.
the members of whose regiment helped
IN the construction OF the work The
old earthworks. a part of which escaped
the ravages OF time. are about a half
mile south OF the bridge.
On the high hill Immediately west viii
be noticed the earthworks OF old Fort
Marcy. When General Keyes, division
was transferred to Ports Ethan
Allan and Marcy. in October.
1861. the men called the place
Prospect Hill. because Of the
fine view it presented OF their old camp
over Tenleytown. Forts Ethan Allan
and Marcy. strictly speaking. formed no
part OF the defenses OF Washington.
but were OF the utmost Importance as
tete de Dont TO the Chain Bridge
They were connected with lines OF rife
pits, which also extended TO the banks
OF the river. which. with auxiliary
batteries, commanded a portiok Of
the Leesburg pike, as well as thu
numerous ravines and approcei~Sz
TO the works. A strong stsek-
ade. with large gates. was placed
across the Leesburg pike as security
against sudden dashes OF cavalry The
first labor OF this work was done by the
Thirty-third New York. but other COM
mands aided in completing il. Among
these may be mentioned the iron
Brigade CNineteenth Indiana and Second,
sixth. and seventh Wisconsin, the
Eleventh Rhode Island. the Seventy
ninth and I33d New York. the Twenty
second Connecticut and the -'PhiIadel-
phia Brigade (Sixty- ninth. Seventy
first, Seventy-second. and 1esth Penn
sylyania) Il mounted thirty-four guns,
eleven being 30-pounder rihed PARROTS,
three 12-pOunder Whitworths and four
IO-inch siege mortars. This was one OF
the largest and most complete forts IN
it's appointments. After the buildings
connected with IL were all completed.
there were still eight outside OF the fort
and two within The latter were built
OF logs and covered with earth so as
to be bombproof. Those outside were
100 feet long by twenty wide and twenty
high. made OF boards and buttonsd-
DetachmeDts OF the 13Sth and I69th
New York and Fourth New York Heavy
Artillery. the Fortieth Massachusetts
and the Second Massachusetts, Heavy
Artillery, and the Eleventh. Tooth. 120th.
12eth. 12Tth and 12sth Pennsylvania were
among the troops that garrisOned this
fort The 1z7th Pennsylvania and the
Fourth New York Heavy Artillery were
massed here and at Fort Marcy i'm
mediateIy after the second Bull Run,
On the opposite or Maryland side OF the
river stood Battery Martin Scott
Old Fort Washington
One OF the most picturesque sights
near Washington is old Fort Washington.
situated or the Potomac several miles
below the city It's massive stone walls
standing high above the river can be
seen for long distance from the excur-
sion boats that ply between Washington
and Mount Vernon. Notwithstanding the
impression OF strength and solidily which
they give the walls would be no defense
whatever against modern guns.
Among the other forts which are stiu
standing or are part preserved are Fort
Thayer near the Brentwood Road. Fort
Totten on Rock Creek Church Road. Fort
Gaines. Battery Vermont on the north
side OF Chain Bridge; Battery Parrott.
Fort Smith, Fort Morton. on the north
side OF the BaIlston Road: Fort Wood
bury Fort Buffalo. Fort Taylor on the
east side OF the Leesburg Road; Fort
Tininghast. on the Arlington Heights;
Fort Mcpherson in the southern extremi-
" OF the grounds OF the Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery; Fort Barnard. Fort
Reynolds. which commands Four Mile
Run; Fort Ellsworth. in west Alexan-
dria; Fort Lyon. in the old Mount YER
non Road; Fort Meigs. near Boonet
Bridge; Fort stanton and Fort Foote. or
the left bank OF the Potomae below Alex.
Gndria.