| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1861/09/00 | Union troops take possession of Elizabeth Proctor Thomas' land beside the 7th St Turnpike ultimately destroyed her home, barn, orchard and garden to build Fort Massachusetts, later renamed Fort Stevens. | |||||
| 1864/07/11 | John C Breckinridge | Confederate Commander | Jubal Early's 4,000 cavalry and artillerymen harass the Federal line for miles in either direction. 10,000 infantrymen and 40 cannon, and his skirmishers forced the Federal pickets back into the fortifications. | Battle of Fort Stevens | ||
| 1864/07/11 | Jubal Early | Confederate Lt General | Jubal Early's 4,000 cavalry and artillerymen harass the Federal line for miles in either direction. 10,000 infantrymen and 40 cannon, and his skirmishers forced the Federal pickets back into the fortifications. | Battle of Fort Stevens | ||
| 1864/07/12 | Union's Army of the Potomac advances on Confederate positions, suffering a 10 percent casualty rate. | Battle of Fort Stevens | ||||
| 1864/07/12 | Abraham Lincoln | Commander in Chief | President Lincoln, Mary Todd and members of his cabinet visit Fort Stevens. As the President observes the fighting from the parapet, he is fired upon by Rebel sharpshooters, becoming the 2nd sitting president to come under enemy fire. | Battle of Fort Stevens | ||
| 1864/07/12 | Mary Todd Lincoln | Witness | Mary Todd Lincoln witnesses a Confederate attack on Washington, DC. | Battle of Fort Stevens | ||
| 1864/07/12 | Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr | Union Lt Colonel | At least according to Lincoln's secretary John Hay, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver Wendell Holmes scolds the President, "Get down, you fool!". | Battle of Fort Stevens | ||
| 1864/07/12 | Horatio G Wright | Union General | Reinforcements from the VI and XIX Corps led by Horatio Wright arrive to bolster the Union defenses. | Battle of Fort Stevens | ||
| 1864/07/13 | Confederate soldiers and J Early retreat under cover of darkness to Montgomery County, Maryland, and crossed the Potomac River on July 13 at White's Ferry into Leesburg, Virginia. | Battle of Fort Stevens | ||||
| 1911/00/00 | Elizabeth Thomas joins veterans of the Battle of Fort Stevens for the dedication of a monument to President Lincoln located on the site where he observed the 1864 conflict. | |||||
| 1916/00/00 | For many years, Elizabeth Thomas fought for compensation for the damage and loss of her property incurred during the war. She was eventually awarded $1,835 in 1916, a year before she died. |
| Particulars for Fort Stevens: | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Federal |
| Structure Type | Fortification |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Military |
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