Fort Stevens

From Turtledove

Fort Stevens was part of the extensive fortifications built around Washington, DC during the American Civil War. Ft. Stevens came under direct Confederate attack by troops led by General Jubal Early in the Battle of Fort Stevens on July 11 and July 12, 1864.

[edit] Fort Stevens in "Must and Shall"

President Abraham Lincoln rode out to Fort Stevens to observe Jubal Early's attack, and was briefly under enemy fire before he was brusquely ordered to take cover by General Horatio Wright. Lincoln ignored Wright's order until Captain Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. called for Lincoln to get down. As Lincoln headed for a ladder, a sniper bullet hit Lincoln in the head, killing him instantly.