Fort Stevens: 6th Army Corps Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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The Fort Stevens: 6th Army Corps Memorial in Washington, D.C. honors the soldiers of the 6th Army Corps who defended Fort Stevens during the Civil War battle on July 12, 1864. The memorial was dedicated in 1920 by the Associated Survivors of the Sixth Army Corps. It commemorates a rare moment when President Abraham Lincoln was under fire during the battle. The site is located near 1825 Georgia Avenue NW and is accessible via the U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial Metro station.