Tents dotted the landscape as the Union and Confederate troops set up camp at Fort Ward Park for a re-enactment of the Battle of Fort Stevens on Saturday afternoon, July 12. The actual Battle of Fort Stevens occurred on July 11 and 12, 1864 as General Jubal Early led his troops into battle against the Union camp at Fort Steven in Washington D.C. President and Mrs. Lincoln visited the troops at Fort Stevens while it was under siege.
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