Fort Ramsay and Upton's House
Early Civil War in Virginia
Upton's Hill in Alexandria, Virginia, present day Arlington, near the border of Falls Church
Robert Knox Sneden (1832–1918) was born in Nova Scotia and later moved to New York City, where, in the summer of 1861, he enlisted in the 40th New York Infantry Regiment. Sneden served with the Army of the Potomac in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days' Battles and in Washington, D.C., as a topographical engineer on the staff of Maj. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman.
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Robert Knox Sneden scrapbook, 1861–1865 (1994.80.1–538), Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Va.
1861-1865
Original scrapbook purchased from Charles F. Ash with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr., Richmond, Va., in 1993.
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Inside Fort Ramsay
Civil War Defenses of Washington
Fort Ramsay was one of three forts built on or near Upton's Hill. in late fall of 1861. The other two were Fort Buffalo and Fort Taylor.
unkown
Mr. Lincoln's Forts: A Guide to the Civil War Defenses of Washington. page 121-122
Scarecrow Press, October 6, 2009
Authors: Benjamin Franklin Cooling III, Walton H. Owen II
Circa 1862
From the author's collection
Limited Rights. Permission to use the image is required by the authors.
Photograph of Fort Ramsay on Upton's Hill near Falls Church, Virginia
Camp Artifacts
Civil War Camp Artifacts
Camp artifacts discovered on Upton's Hill. They include railroad spike used as a horse tie down stake. Camp lead. Cast iron frying pan handle. Minie Balls and Round Ball.
Soldiers of the 23rd New York Regiment
Union Regiments
Soldiers of the 23rd New York regiment at a camp in Arlington, Virginia
unknown
1861
Public Domain
Camp Fires of the 23rd
Regimental History of the 23rd New York Infantry Regiment
The Civil War Diary of John G. Morrison 1861-1865
Diary of John Morrison a soldier with the 30th New York State Volunteers
Morrison and the 30th New York camped on Upton's Hill. His diary provides much background on the daily life of Union soldiers in Arlington.
John Morrison
1861-1865
Public Domain
Civil War Forts in Arlington
Union defenses in Arlington during the Civil War
An overview of Union forts in Arlington
C.B. Rose, Jr.
Arlington Historical Magazine
Arlington Historical Society
1960
Public Domain
The United States Balloon Corps in Action in Northern Virginia during the Civil War
Military use of balloons for aerial reconnaissance
The early history of the US Balloon Corp
June Robinson
Arlington Historical Magazine
Arlington Historical Society
Public Domain
A Civil War Soldier's Mark at Arlington House
Union troops at Arlington House
A story about a Union soldier names John Chapman who left his graffiti at Arlington House.
George Dodge
Arlington Historical Magazine
Arlington Historical Society
Camp Seward on Arlington Heights: A Yankee Regiment's First Stop in Dixie
Union troops in Arlington during the Civil War
An account of the 154th New York Regiment at Camp Seward in Arlington. Lost of interest first hand accounts of the soldiers and their experience in camp.
Mark H. Dunkelman
Arlington Historical Magazine
Arlington Historical Society
October 1994
Public Domain
Life in Arlington's Forts During the Civil War
Civil War defenses of Washington
an overview of what it was like for Union soldiers that manned the forts located in Arlington during the war.
Dr. Mark Benbow
Arlington Historical Magazine
Arlington Historical Society
2013
Public Domain
Balloons of the Civil War
Military use of balloons
A study on the effectiveness of the use of balloons in military operations
Steven D. Culpepper, LCDR, USN
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
1994
Public Domain