Fort Stevens

Fort Stevens was part of the extensive fortifications built around Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War. Ft. Stevens came under direct Confederate attack by troops led by Gen. Jubal Early in the Battle of Fort Stevens on July 11 and July 12, 1864. President Abraham Lincoln rode out to observe the attack, and was briefly under enemy fire before he was brusquely ordered to take cover by General Horatio Wright. Lincolnd 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 his Lincoln in the head, killing him instantly.