Fort Evans (Leesburg, Virginia)
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Leesburg, Virginia
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military, fortification, interesting place
One of three earthen forts built by the Confederacy to defend Leesburg.
Played a supporting role in the nearby Battle of Balls Bluff.
The fort was a four sided, odd trapezoid with four corner bastions. The walls were five feet tall and roughly 30 feet thick. The unequal sides enclosed 82,500 square feet.
While Evan’s command lacked heavy artillery, or even significant quantity of artillery, the fort was provided numerous gun platforms and firing points. The fort’s longest side, measuring 340 feet, faced Edward’s Ferry Rd.
Played a supporting role in the nearby Battle of Balls Bluff.
The fort was a four sided, odd trapezoid with four corner bastions. The walls were five feet tall and roughly 30 feet thick. The unequal sides enclosed 82,500 square feet.
While Evan’s command lacked heavy artillery, or even significant quantity of artillery, the fort was provided numerous gun platforms and firing points. The fort’s longest side, measuring 340 feet, faced Edward’s Ferry Rd.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°6'39"N 77°31'52"W
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- Lewis Farm 30 km
- Monocacy National Battlefield Park 32 km
- Battle of Stephenson's Depot 53 km
- Manassas Gap 55 km
- Battle of Kernstown 59 km
- Battle of Fisher's Hill 78 km
- Capon Springs & Farms Resort 83 km
- The Seven Bends of the Shenandoah 88 km
- Lost River Sink / Cacapon River Head 97 km
- Edwards Landing subdivision 0.8 km
- Potomac Crossing subdivision 1.6 km
- Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery 2 km
- Potomac Station subdivision 2.2 km
- Harrison Island 2.7 km
- Leesburg Historic District 3.2 km
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- Morven Park 4.4 km
- Loudoun County, Virginia 10 km
- Montgomery County, Maryland 28 km