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![Topographical sketch near Fort Staunton from points not under fire of its guns : [Washington D.C.].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMvdG9wb2dyYXBoaWNhbC1za2V0Y2gtbmVhci1mb3J0LXN0YXVudG9uLWZyb20tcG9pbnRzLW5vdC11bmRlci1maXJlLW9mLWl0cy1ndW5zLTc4MzBhOS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/348/jpg "Topographical sketch near Fort Staunton from points not under fire of its guns : [Washington D.C.].")
![[Topographic map of the vicinity of Fort Slocum, Washington D.C.].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjgvdG9wb2dyYXBoaWMtbWFwLW9mLXRoZS12aWNpbml0eS1vZi1mb3J0LXNsb2N1bS13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLTE3YWQyYi02NDAuanBn/40/53/webp "[Topographic map of the vicinity of Fort Slocum, Washington D.C.].")
![[Charleston, S.C. Guns of Fort Johnson; Fort Sumter in distance]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvY2hhcmxlc3Rvbi1zYy1ndW5zLW9mLWZvcnQtam9obnNvbi1mb3J0LXN1bXRlci1pbi1kaXN0YW5jZS0yLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/40/webp "[Charleston, S.C. Guns of Fort Johnson; Fort Sumter in distance]")
![[Washington, D.C., vicinity. Seven officers by a big gun in a fort]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy12aWNpbml0eS1zZXZlbi1vZmZpY2Vycy1ieS1hLWJpZy1ndW4taW4tYS1mb3J0LTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Washington, D.C., vicinity. Seven officers by a big gun in a fort]")
![[Washington, D.C. Artillery unit passing on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Treasury]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy1hcnRpbGxlcnktdW5pdC1wYXNzaW5nLW9uLXBlbm5zeWx2YW5pYS1hdmVudWUtbmVhci10aGUtdHJlYXN1cnktMi02NDAuanBn/40/40/webp "[Washington, D.C. Artillery unit passing on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Treasury]")
![[Washington, D.C. Another artillery unit passing on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Treasury]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy1hbm90aGVyLWFydGlsbGVyeS11bml0LXBhc3Npbmctb24tcGVubnN5bHZhbmlhLWF2ZW51ZS1uZWFyLXRoZS02NDAuanBn/40/39/webp "[Washington, D.C. Another artillery unit passing on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Treasury]")
![[District of Columbia. Sergeants of 3d Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, with gun and caisson at Fort Totten]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvZGlzdHJpY3Qtb2YtY29sdW1iaWEtc2VyZ2VhbnRzLW9mLTNkLW1hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHMtaGVhdnktYXJ0aWxsZXJ5LXdpdGgtZ3VuLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[District of Columbia. Sergeants of 3d Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, with gun and caisson at Fort Totten]")
