Fort Slocum (Washington, D.C.)

Fort Slocum was one of seven temporary earthwork forts, part of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C., during the Civil War, built in the Northeast quadrant of the city after the beginning of the war by the Union Army to protect the city from the Confederate Army. From west to east, the forts were as follow: Fort Slocum, Fort Totten, Fort Slemmer, Fort Bunker Hill, Fort Saratoga, Fort Thayer and Fort Lincoln.

This article is about the fort in the Civil War Defenses of Washington, DC. For the fort in New York, see Fort Slocum.
Fort Slocum
Part of the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.
Manor Park, Washington, D.C.
A view of the woods at the park, November 2023
Fort Slocum
Coordinates38°57′36.7″N 77°00′38.9″W
TypeEarthwork fort
Site information
Controlled byUnion Army
ConditionResidential Area
Site history
Built1861
Built by2nd Rhode Island Infantry
In use1861–1865
MaterialsEarth and timber
Demolished1865
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
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