The Lost Earthworks of the Defenses of Washington: Fort Foote

Description

Fort Foote was constructed for the purpose of defending, in connection with Battery Rogers, the water approach to the city. It was situated six miles below Washington, on a commanding bluff of the Maryland shore, elevated 100 feet above the river. Fort Foote was named in honor of Rear Admiral Andrew H. Foote, who distinguished himself in the actions against the confederate forts on the Mississippi Rivers and died of wounds on June 26,1863.

Duration

4 minutes, 21 seconds

Credit

NPS/S.Phan

Date Created

04/19/2020

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