Fort Delaware

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Fort Delaware is a former harbor defense facility, designed by chief engineer Joseph Gilbert Totten and located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. During the American Civil War (1861-1865), the Union / United States Department of War / United States Army used Fort Delaware as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war, political prisoners, miscellaneous civilians, federal convicts, and privateer officers.

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Location: 39.59, -75.5719, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Invasion of New Sweden ⓘ
    conquest of New Sweden in 1655
  • Battle of Cooch's Bridge ⓘ
    1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
  • Battle of Quinton's Bridge ⓘ
    1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War
  • Dutch conquest of New Sweden ⓘ
    1655 incident in North America where the Netherlands conquered New Sweden from Sweden
  • Fort Delaware ⓘ
    fort in Delaware, United States
  • Fort Elfsborg ⓘ
    fort used by the Dutch West India Company
  • Fort Christina ⓘ
    capital of New Sweden between 1638–1655  
  • Fort Casimir ⓘ
    17th-century Dutch fort in Delaware  
  • Fort DuPont ⓘ
    historic fort in Delaware, United States
  • Fort Mott State Park ⓘ
    state park in Salem County, New Jersey
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Fort Delaware Soldier Brick Barracks Photographed in early 1900sFort Delaware Soldier Brick Barracks Photographed in early 1900s
Sketch showing location of rapid fire guns at Fort Delaware circa 1901Sketch showing location of rapid fire guns at Fort Delaware circa 1901
Rapid Fire Battery Construction, Fort DelawareRapid Fire Battery Construction, Fort Delaware
Pea patch island survey done after the fire of 1831Pea patch island survey done after the fire of 1831
Sally Port Entrance to Fort Delaware 2011 circaSally Port Entrance to Fort Delaware 2011 circa
Fort delawareFort delaware
General M Jeff Thompson at Fort Del during Civil WarGeneral M Jeff Thompson at Fort Del during Civil War
Fort Delaware POW 1864Fort Delaware POW 1864
Pittsburgh Heavy Artillery photo taken in 1864Pittsburgh Heavy Artillery photo taken in 1864
Civil War POW2 1864Civil War POW2 1864
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1655Invasion of New SwedenDutch Republic, Swedish Empire, invasionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1777Battle of Cooch's BridgeUnited States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1778Battle of Quinton's BridgeUnited States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
    eventwar1655Dutch conquest of New SwedenSweden, Dutch Republic, battle, invasion, annexation, landing operation, bloodless warWikidata
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    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places listed place page@Wikidata
    linkpageFortWiki page@Wikidata
    linkpageStarforts page@Wikidata
    organisationshipbuilding1837Harlan and Hollingsworthshipbuilding, businessWikidata
    sitefortFort Delawarefort, military prison, Union ArmyWikidata
    sitefortFort ElfsborgfortWikidata
    sitefort1638Fort ChristinafortWikidata
    sitefort1651Fort CasimirfortWikidata
    sitefort1863Fort DuPontfortWikidata
    sitefort1872Fort Mott State Parkartillery fort, New Jersey state park, New Jersey Division of Parks and ForestryWikidata
    commonsimageFort Delaware Soldier Brick Barracks Photographed in early 1900s Commons
    commonsimageSketch showing location of rapid fire guns at Fort Delaware circa 1901 Commons
    commonsimageRapid Fire Battery Construction, Fort Delaware Commons
    commonsimagePea patch island survey done after the fire of 1831 Commons
    commonsimageSally Port Entrance to Fort Delaware 2011 circa Commons
    commonsimageFort delaware Commons
    commonsimageGeneral M Jeff Thompson at Fort Del during Civil War Commons
    commonsimageFort Delaware POW 1864 Commons
    commonsimagePittsburgh Heavy Artillery photo taken in 1864 Commons
    commonsimageCivil War POW2 1864 Commons
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