Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military AffairsPublisher:
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Category : Fort Monroe (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Hotel at Fortress Monroe
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Monroe (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Additional Hotel at Fortress Monroe, Va
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Monroe (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Fort Monroe
Author: Paul S. MorandoPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738567341
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Fort Monroe was once a powerful symbol of America's national defense system. From 1823 to 1945, its primary military mission was to protect Hampton Roads and the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay from enemy attacks. Over the years, as military technology advanced, Fort Monroe's defensive posture changed. To counter potential threats, American coastal defense installations such as Fort Monroe developed sophisticated steel disappearing guns, mortars, anti-aircraft weapons, and submarine mines. As the site of the army's Coast Artillery School, Fort Monroe trained thousands of soldiers. After World War II, Fort Monroe's role as a coastal defense installation ended, and the post took on new missions as a training headquarters facility. With more than 200 original photographs, this volume unveils the layered history of this massive stone-and-brick installation from the end of the Civil War to the present. This volume will highlight more than 140 years of images that capture Fort Monroe's varied missions, historic buildings, the families who lived there, the resort hotels, and other aspects of this unique national landmark.
Hotel on Government Reservation at Fortress Monroe, Va
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military AffairsPublisher:
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Category : Fort Monroe (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Lands for a Hotel at Fort Monroe, Va
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military AffairsPublisher:
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Category : Hotels
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Land for a Hotel at Fortress Monroe
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Monroe (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
Additional Hotel at Fortress Monroe, Va. June 7, 1890. -- Referred to the House Calendar and Ordered to be Printed
Author: Resolution to Extend Time of Building Hotel at Fort Monroe, Virginia.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military AffairsPublisher:
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Category : Fort Monroe (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Fortress Monroe, Old Point Comfort, and Hygeia Hotel, Va. in 1861 and 1862
Author: Fort Monroe
Author: John V. QuarsteinPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738501147
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Fort Monroe: The Key to the South is a powerful pictorial portraying the exciting history of the only fort in the Upper South to remain under Union control throughout the Civil War. Strategically located on Old Point Comfort guarding the entrance to Hampton Roads and dominating the lower Chesapeake Bay, Fort Monroe quickly became a Federal bastion within the Confederacy and influenced many of the Civil War's greatest events. Known as "Freedom's Fortress" following Ben Butler's May 1861 decision to consider slaves escaping into Union lines as "contraband of war," Fort Monroe quickly became a symbol of freedom and helped to define the wartime objective to end slavery. Soldiers on Fort Monroe's ramparts witnessed first-hand several new technologies, including the first balloon launching to observe enemy operations and the first battle between ironclad warships. Fort Monroe also played a critical role in the eventual Union victory, serving as a base for amphibious operations against Southern ports as well as staging campaigns against the nearby Confederate capital in Richmond. The drama played along the parapets of Fort Monroe during the Civil War has been brought to life by this comprehensive visual history. Fort Monroe: The Key to the South features over 175 images documenting this massive fort and its role in pivotal events like the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, Monitor-Virginia (Merrimack) engagement, and the Hampton Roads Peace Conference. Whether views of famous men like Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, and Jefferson Davis or scenes of the many soldiers and civilians serving on Old Point Comfort, this pictorial vividly chronicles Fort Monroe's tremendous Civil War heritage.