Fort Marcy

Civil War Defenses of Washington

1861-1865

The earthworks and other visible remnants of Fort Marcy and related batteries still remain.

Fort Marcy was built in 1862 to protect the Chain Bridge approach to Washington, D.C.

Marker can be reached from George Washington Parkway, on ...

Fort Marcy, Virginia

A Civil War Defense

of Washington

The Virginia approaches to the Chain Bridge were guarded by Fort Marcy on the old Leesburg Turnpike and Fort Ethan Allen on the Military Road. The sites were occupied by Union troops on September 24, 1861, ...