Fort Nelson was a fort located on what is currently the site of Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia.[1][2] Late in 1776, Virginia's Revolutionary government constructed the fort of timber and rammed earth.[3] Three years later, the British fleet commanded by Admiral Sir George Collier confiscated its artillery and supplies and destroyed most of the parapet.[4] In 1779-1781, both Lord Cornwallis and General Benedict Arnold occupied the fort.[5] The fort was reconstructed in 1799 of earth lined with brick, following a design by architect B. Henry Latrobe, and abandoned after the War of 1812.[6] During the Civil War, the Confederate government strengthened Fort Nelson.[7] However, Fort Nelson came under Federal control on 10 May 1862, when the Union army, under the leadership of General John E. Wool, occupied Norfolk.[8]
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- ↑ "Historic Fort Nelson". Fort Nelson DAR. http://fortnelson.vadar.org/ftnelson/ftnelson.htm. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "Fort Nelson". Waymarking. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMPQC_Fort_Nelson. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ http://dhr.virginia.gov/HistoricMarkers/
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