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19 July 2025 ASQ 0511, Northern Virginia, Ranger Outing to Ft. Ward

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ASQ Section 0511 is pleased to have arranged for an approximate one hour and a half a ranger-led tour of Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site at Alexandria, VA.

Website: https://www.alexandriava.gov/FortWard

The Venue: Construction of Fort Ward began in July 1861, immediately after the Union Army's defeat at the Battle of First Bull Run (First Manassas). The fort was completed in September 1861 and was named for Commander James H. Ward, the first Union naval officer to die in the Civil War. The initial earthwork fort had a perimeter of 540 yards and emplacements for 24 guns. After the Battle of Second Bull Run, Fort Ward was scheduled for rebuilding beginning in 1863. When the war ended in April 1865, the enlarged fort had a perimeter of 818 yards and emplacements for 36 guns. Throughout the Civil War Fort Ward served as a deterrent and never came under Confederate attack. It was abandoned in December 1865, and salvageable materials were sold at auction.

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01) Ft Ward Musuem Sign
01) Ft Ward Musuem Sign
02) Ft. Ward museum sign with museum in background
02) Ft. Ward museum sign with museum in background
03) Museum building to the left and the officers' hut to the right
03) Museum building to the left and the officers' hut to the right
04) Museum building
04) Museum building
05) Front of the Museum
05) Front of the Musuem
06) Our Chair-elect, Guoling Chen, checking in with our Ranger Outing Lead, Edwin Videla
06) Our Chair-elect, Guoling Chen, checking in with our Ranger Outing Lead, Edwin Videla
07) Chair-Elect Guoloing Chen and Ranger Outing Lead Edwin Videla counting attendees
07) Chair-Elect Guoloing Chen and Ranger Outing Lead Edwin Videla counting attendees
08) Our guide providing an overview of the tour
08) Our guide providing an overview of the tour
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09) Edwin and the guide discussing whether we should start before all the attendees arrived
10) The Defenses of Washington
10) The Defenses of Washington
11) The Defenses of Washington
11) The Defenses of Washington
12) Map the defenses of Washington, DC
12) Map the defenses of Washington, DC
13) The Defenses of Washington
13) The Defenses of Washington
14) Listening to the story of the defenses of Washington
14) Listening to the story of the defenses of Washington
15) The defenses of Washington, DC, were located to the north and west
15) The defenses of Washington, DC, were located to the north and west
16) Ft. Ward reconstructed
16) Ft. Ward reconstructed
17) Pointing out the original and enlarged fort configurations
17) Pointing out the original and enlarged fort configurations
18) Listening to the story of the defenses of Washington
18) Listening to the story of the defenses of Washington
19) Reconstruction of Ft. Ward
19) Reconstruction of Ft. Ward
20) Ft. Ward reconstructed
20) Ft. Ward reconstructed
21) Discussion of the defensive forts
21) Discussion of the defensive forts
22) Building a fort
22) Building a fort
23) Lewis Cass White wrote about his experiences in the defensive forts
23) Lewis Cass White wrote about his experiences in the defensive forts
24) More about Lewis Cass White
24) More about Lewis Cass White
25) He preserved the legacy of Ft Stevens
25) He preserved the legacy of Ft Stevens
26) More about Lewis Cass White
26) More about Lewis Cass White
27) More about Lewis Cass White
27) More about Lewis Cass White
28) The Grand Army of the Republic sponsored reunions
28) The Grand Army of the Republic sponsored reunions
29) Grand Army of the Republic meeting souvenirs
29) Grand Army of the Republic meeting souvenirs
30) Examining the exhibits (Michael Beckner and Lolita Harris)
30) Examining the exhibits (Michael Beckner and Lolita Harris)
31) Smallest National Cemetery
31) Smallest National Cemetery
32) Grand Army of the Republic meeting souvenirs
32) Grand Army of the Republic meeting souvenirs
33) Grand Army of the Republic meeting souvenirs
33) Grand Army of the Republic meeting souvenirs
34) Listening to our guide (Renee Milnes)
34) Listening to our guide (Renee Milnes)
35) Documenting the life of soldier in the defensive forts
35) Documenting the life of soldier in the defensive forts
36) Listening to our guide
36) Listening to our guide
37) Some of the exhibit artifacts
37) Some of the exhibit artifacts
38) The battle of Fort Stevens
38) The battle of Fort Stevens
39) Examining the exhibit cabinets ( Daria Parnes, our guide, Julie, Lolita Harris, John and Cyndi Reichardt, and Guoling Chen)
39) Examining the exhibit cabinets ( Daria Parnes, our guide, Julie, Lolita Harris, John and Cyndi Reichardt, and Guoling Chen)
40) Some of the exhibit artifacts
40) Some of the exhibit artifacts
41) Post war organizing
41) Post war organizing
42) Examing the exhibit cabinets (Cyndi and John Reichardt, and Lolita Harris)
42) Examing the exhibit cabinets (Cyndi and John Reichardt, and Lolita Harris)

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