The Battle of Fort Stevens was fought in Washington, DC on 11 and 12 July, 1864. The fort was part of the defenses of the capital. As the map shows, Jubal Early's small army corps had marched from Lynchburg, Virginia all the way down (north) the Shenandoah Valley, circled through Maryland and approached Washington from the north. The fort was five miles from the White House. Brigadier General Claude Devereux, USV, who appears in this tale is a Confederate agent.
I wrote my own description of this engagement in my novel, "Down the Sky." I hope you enjoy it. pl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Campaigns_of_1864
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Very well written. "We should have kept coming from the Monocacy yesterday, but I just couldn’t bring myself to push them any harder in that wet heat. I couldn’t do it. I should have, should have...”
Yes he should have. If I remember correctly the 6th Corps not only arrived 'in the nick of time" but they despised the heavy artillerists.
Posted by: Fred | 13 July 2014 at 10:24 PM
Lots of history. I have walked this part more than a few times thinking about it all.
Posted by: Abu Sinan | 14 July 2014 at 09:25 AM
Walked this park I meant to say.
Posted by: Abu Sinan | 14 July 2014 at 09:25 AM