Washington supply depots
Depot, Washington, District of Columbia.
- Side
- Union
- Kind
- Depot
- Where
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Years
- 1861-1865
WASHINGTON SUPPLY DEPOTS
Staging ground for the whole Union Army. Warehouses, supply depots, ammunition dumps and factories stored and distributed material for the Union armies. By 1865 the city was ringed by 37 miles of defensive line with at least 68 forts and more than 1,500 guns.
Then
Washington became the staging ground for the whole Union Army. Warehouses, supply depots, ammunition dumps and factories were set up in the city to store and distribute material for the Union armies, and wounded soldiers came back from the front over the Long Bridge or by steamboat at the Wharf. The population grew from just over 75,000 in 1860 to nearly 132,000 by 1870.
By 1865 the city was ringed by 37 miles of defensive line with at least 68 forts and more than 1,500 guns.
Now
Lines owned by CSX and smaller railroads run through Washington today.
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