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battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Fort Stevens

Battle of Fort Stevens was a battle fought on 11 July 1864 at Washington, D.C., in what is now District of Columbia, United States; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War, which ran from 1861 to 1865. The recorded result: Union victory. Recorded strength: 9,600 against 10,000.

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Civil War photograph of Ft. Stevens, Washington, D.C. Officers and men of Company F, 3rd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, in Fort Stevens.
Civil War photograph of Ft. Stevens, Washington, D.C. Officers and men of Company F, 3rd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, in Fort Stevens.. William Morris Smith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought11 July 1864lasted 1 day
WhereWashington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States38.964N, 77.029W
OutcomeUnion victory
BelligerentsUnited States (Union)againstConfederate States
Casualties and losses373and400-500
Battlefield todayFort Stevens battlefieldNPS site DC001, 15,024 acres studied, 4,564 core
Part ofWashington, D.C. in the American Civil War1861 to 1865

Record

Date11 July 1864
to 12 July 1864
PlaceWashington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
38.964N, 77.029W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength9,60010,000
Casualties and losses373400-500
Commanders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the battlefield study area mapped by the NPS American Battlefield Protection Program. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1864

The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program maps this as the Fort Stevens battlefield (site DC001): a study area of 15,024 acres, with a core area of 4,564 acres where the fighting was concentrated; 1,934 acres retain enough integrity to be potentially eligible for the National Register.

Battle of Fort Stevens is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (2 in District of Columbia).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1626369, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fort Stevens, revision 1378543547, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.