Battery Ricketts
Civil War Defenses of Washington
Earthworks of Battery Ricketts are visible inside the wooded area in front of you.
Battery Ricketts, built to defend an area in front of Fort Stanton, was named for Maj. Gen. James B. Ricketts.
Marker is at the intersection of Bruce Place SE and Raynolds Place SE, on the right when traveling north on Bruce Place SE.
Courtesy hmdb.org
