BACk STORY Proudly hailed, but often neglected; Fort McHenry has a long history of ups and downs

Secretary of War William Eustis wrote in 1811 that the fort was "a regular pentagon of masonry, calculated for thirty guns, a water battery, with ten heavy guns mounted, a brick magazine that will contain three hundred barrels of powder, with brick barracks for two companies of men and officers...

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Published inThe Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837)
Main Author Rasmussen, Frederick N
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore, Md Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 17.06.2012
Subjects
American Civil War
United Kingdom > UK
England
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Summary:Secretary of War William Eustis wrote in 1811 that the fort was "a regular pentagon of masonry, calculated for thirty guns, a water battery, with ten heavy guns mounted, a brick magazine that will contain three hundred barrels of powder, with brick barracks for two companies of men and officers; without the fort, a wooden barracks for one company, also a brick store and gun house."
ISSN:1943-9504