Fort Richardson (Arlington, Virginia)

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For Fort Richardson, the U.S. Army installation adjacent to Anchorage, Alaska, see Fort Richardson.

Now marked only by an historic marker on South 18th Street off of Glebe Road, Fort Richardson was a detached redoubt constructed by the Union Army in September 1861 as part of the defense of Washington during the American Civil War. It was named for General Israel B. Richardson, whose division was then deployed to defend against attack by way of Columbia Turnpike. It had a perimeter of 316 yards and emplacements for 15 guns.

The fort is designated as an Historic District by Arlington County.

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v • d • e American Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.

Departments	Department of the East • Department of Washington, D.C. • Department of the Potomac • Military District of Washington • Department of the Rappahanock • Defenses of Washington, D.C. • Department of Washington

Union Army Forces	Army of the Potomac • XXII Corps

Potomac Approaches	Fort Washington • Fort Foote • Battery Rodgers

Arlington Line	Fort Willard • Fort O'Rourke • Fort Weed • Fort Farnsworth • Fort Lyon • Fort Ellsworth • Fort Williams • Fort Worth • Fort Ward • Battery Garesche • Fort Reynolds • Fort Barnard • Fort Berry • Fort Richardson • Fort Albany • Fort Scott • Fort Runyon • Fort Jackson • Fort Craig • Fort McPherson • Fort Tillinghast • Fort Cass • Fort Whipple • Fort Woodbury • Fort Morton • Fort Corcoran • Fort Haggerty • Fort Bennett • Fort Strong • Fort C. F. Smith • Fort Munson • Fort Ramsey • Fort Buffalo • Fort Taylor • Fort Ethan Allen • Fort Marcy •

Northwest Quadrant	Battery Kemble • Battery Vermont • Battery Alexander • Fort Sumner • Fort Mansfield • Fort Gaines • Fort Simmons • Fort Bayard • Fort Reno • Fort Kearny • Fort DeRussy • Fort Stevens •

Northeast Quadrant	Fort Slocum • Fort Totten • Fort Slemmer • Fort Bunker Hill • Fort Saratoga • Fort Thayer • Fort Lincoln • Fort Mahan •

Eastern Branch	Fort Chaplin • Fort Meigs • Fort Dupont • Fort Saratoga • Fort Davis • Fort Baker • Fort Wagner • Fort Ricketts • Fort Stanton • Fort Snyder • Fort Carroll • Fort Greble •

National Park Service (Web) • Map of defenses in 1865

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Coordinates: 38°51′16″N 77°05′14″W / 38.8544°N 77.0873°W / 38.8544; -77.0873

Fort Richardson (Arlington, Virginia)

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