Advanced Courthouse Road Redoubt

Address Restricted, Stafford, Virginia. County/parish: Stafford.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 14, 2006. NRIS 06000051.

1 contributing site. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Brockman's Fort
  • DHR File Number 089-5057/44ST0082
  • Fort No Name
  • used to be named Redoubt #2

From Wikipedia:

Advanced Courthouse Road Redoubt

Advanced Courthouse Road Redoubt is a historic archaeological site located near Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia. The site was the central of the three, perhaps four, Federal defensive fortifications ordered constructed in early (February) 1863 during the American Civil War to protect the approaches to the Union supply depot at Aquia Creek Landing, Stafford, Virginia. Advanced Courthouse Road Redoubt is an earthen field fortification that is nearly 95 feet square.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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