Fort Delaware

Laura M. Lee, Brendan Mackie

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Year: 2010
• ISBN:
  9781439626238
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

Located on Pea Patch Island, Fort Delaware was erected to defend local ports from enemy attack but never received or fired a shot in anger. The first earthen-work version, constructed during the War of 1812, was followed by a second 1820s plan incorporating a masonry star design with a network of drainage ditches. Engineering issues and a low-lying site doomed the structure; in 1831, it was irreparably damaged by fire. A new plan created a more substantial fortification still standing to this day. Fort Delaware evolved into a well-established community that transformed from protector to notorious Civil War prison camp. Most widely known as a prison, it subsequently served in lesser roles through three more conflicts. Images of America: Fort Delaware unifies an amazing pictorial record of Fort Delawares historical timeline. The story is not only of active duty but its rescue from abandonment and subsequent successful preservation work.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• One - DEFENDING THE DELAWARE 1813–1860
• Two - FROM PROTECTOR TO PRISON THE CIVIL WAR YEARS
• Three - MODERNIZATION OF FORT DELAWARE 1866—1900
• Four - WORLDWIDE WARFARE 1901–1945
• Five - ABANDONMENT AND RESCUE 1946–PRESENT
• BIBLIOGRAPHY