Fort Sumner (Maryland)

This article is about the Civil War fort in Maryland. For the South Carolina fort where the U.S. Civil War began, see Fort Sumter. For other uses, see Fort Sumner (disambiguation).
Fort Sumner
Part of the Civil War Defenses of Washington
Montgomery County, Maryland
An 1860s image of a view of the Potomac River from Fort Summer
View of the Potomac River from Fort Sumner
Fort Sumner is located in District of Columbia
Fort Sumner
Fort Sumner
Coordinates38°57′19″N 77°07′26″W / 38.9554°N 77.1240°W / 38.9554; -77.1240
TypeEarthwork fort
Site information
Controlled byUnion Army
ConditionResidential area
Site history
Built1861; 163 years ago (1861)
Built byU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
In use1861–1865
MaterialsEarth, timber
Demolished1953
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Fort Sumner was built during the American Civil War by the Union Army in the Brookmont section of Bethesda, Maryland, just northwest of Washington, D.C.