A few months before, there had been 18,000 trained artillerymen manning the 900 guns and guarding the 37 miles of fortifications that ringed Washington. Grant had taken those men for harsher duty ...

Intended to defend Washington, D.C. from river approaches, Fort Washington was garrisoned by U.S. Marines during the Civil War. The current masonry structure, built in 1824, along with concrete ...

Fort Carson soldiers are expected to participate in the Army's 250th Birthday Parade on Saturday in Washington, D.C.

A Civil War-era cannonball was discovered ... No injuries were reported, according to Boston.com. The Washington Examiner has reached out to the Fort Sumter National Historic Park for comment.

In the opening chapter of Kings and Generals' Civil War series, we explore the deep-rooted causes behind America’s bloodiest ...