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Fort Darling : ウィキペディア英語版 | Fort Darling
Fort Darling (Drewry's Fort, Drewry's Bluff) was a Confederate military installation during the American Civil War located at Drewry’s Bluff,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nps.gov/rich/historyculture/drewrys-bluff.htm )〕 a high point of 80–100 feet overlooking a bend in the James River south of Richmond in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It protected the Confederate capital of Richmond from Union naval attacks throughout most of the war. ==Drewry's Bluff== On 17 March 1862 Captain Augustus H. Drewry a local landowner (after whom the name Drewry's Bluff is taken) moved in with his artillery unit and began constructing earthworks, defenses and installing 3 large guns (1 ten-inch and 2 eight-inch), the installation of which was overseen by General Robert E. Lee's eldest son Brigadier General G.W.C. Lee.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mycivilwar.com/battles/620515b.html )〕 Fort Darling was to defend Richmond the capital of the Confederacy in anticipation of a Union attack by gunboats from along the river.
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