A Reenactor Patrols the Wall of Fort Stevens

            This reenactor was from the 139th (Company F) or 61st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He is carrying a Zouave rifle.

Seen at the commemoration of the 154th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Stevens in Washington, DC. During that battle Union soldiers blocked the Confederate army from overrunning the U.S. capital. That was the only Civil War battle to take place within Washington, DC. It was also the only time a U.S. president has come under fire during battle—as Abraham Lincoln watched the battle while standing at a wall of the fort, in range of Confederate snipers. The commemoration included reenacts, lectures, and demonstrations. reenactors were from the 139th (Company F) and 61st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.

Seen at the commemoration of the 154th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Stevens in Washington, DC. During that battle Union soldiers blocked the Confederate army from overrunning the U.S. capital. That was the only Civil War battle to take place within Washington, DC. It was also the only time a U.S. president has come under fire during battle—as Abraham Lincoln watched the battle while standing at a wall of the fort, in range of Confederate snipers. The commemoration included reenacts, lectures, and demonstrations.

Taken in: United States / District of Columbia / Washington / Brightwood (show map)

Taken on: July 14, 2018

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