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Fort Monroe, SE Va., commanding the entrance to Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads; named for President James Monroe. The fortress (80 acres/32 hectares) was built (1819–34) by the U.S. government on the site of English fortifications erected in 1609 and 1727. Completely surrounded by a moat, the six-sided fort is the only one of its kind left in the United States. Fort Monroe was held by Union forces throughout the Civil War; Jefferson Davis Davis, Jefferson, 1808–89, American statesman, President of the Southern Confederacy, b. Fairview, near Elkton, Ky. His birthday was June 3.
Early LifeDavis's parents moved to Mississippi when he was a boy. ..... Click the link for more information. , president of the Confederacy, was imprisoned there from 1865 until 1867. Long a U.S. army coast-artillery post and school, the fort became headquarters of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) in 1973. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In fact, there were commissioners on the way to confer with him, not headed for "the City" but for Fortress Monroe. Beginning with the capture of Atlanta by Federal forces in September 1864 and continuing through the arrival of Davis as a prisoner at Fortress Monroe in May 1865, this careful selection of letters to and from the embattled Confederate president, as well as speeches and conversations, allows insights not only into Davis but also into the myriad issues wracking the South during this crucial period. Over the spring and summer, Pelican plans extensive renovations to its grand Chamberlin Hotel built in the 1920's and located at Fortress Monroe directly on the Chesapeake Bay. |
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