Annapolis' Fort Madison

The last two days I have been writing about Fort Madison in Annapolis, Maryland in my War of 1812 Blog "Not So Forgotten."

This fort was built before the War of 1812 on the grounds of what became the US Naval Academy.  It existed at the time of the Civil War, but has since been completely leveled for a firing range.

The one Civil War connection I found was that the New York Times reported on May 1, 1861, that some members of the 6th New York Infantry had reported seeing some armed men around Fort Madison.  Two armed vessels were positioned in the Severn River by it and 200 men sent to the hills behind the fort.

This was during the period there was fear that the state of Maryland would join the Confederacy, thus cutting Washington, DC, off from the rest of the Union.

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