Fortifications at Baltimore, Alexandria and Norfolk
Document 1794Instructions from the Secretary of War to temporary engineer, John Jacob Ulrich Rivardi, for the purposes of fortifying the ports of Baltimore, Alexandria, and Norfolk.
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Type
Printed Document
Description
Instructions from the Secretary of War to temporary engineer, John Jacob Ulrich Rivardi, for the purposes of fortifying the ports of Baltimore, Alexandria, and Norfolk.
Date
04/03/1794
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1794040313100
Notable persons
John Jacob Ulrich Rivardi
Henry Knox
engineer
governor
[Henry Lee]
[Thomas Sim Lee]
Captain Stricker
Notable locations
Baltimore
Maryland
Virginia
Alexandria
Norfolk
islands
Notable items
Fortifications
parapets
embrasure
platform
batteries
magazines
block house
barracks
contingencies
knotgrass
sod
earth
garrison
palisade
cannon
furnace
hot balls