Specialty Tour: Fort Ward & Lewis Cass White

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Specialty Tour: Fort Ward & Lewis Cass White 

Discover the inspiring story of preservation at Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site during a Specialty Tour: Fort Ward & Lewis Cass White on Saturday, September 6, from 10 to 11 a.m. The program begins with the special exhibition “Lewis Cass White: Preserving the Legacy of Fort Stevens,” which highlights the Civil War veteran’s efforts to commemorate the only battle fought in the Defenses of Washington. Personal accounts, documents, photographs, and veterans' memorabilia are featured to tell this story. 

Fort Ward Gate

Following the exhibition, guests will head outside to tour the earthwork remains and fully restored Northwest bastion of Fort Ward, the best-preserved fort in the Union’s Civil War defense system.

Purchase tickets at: https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx. Tickets are $15, or $12 for Historic Alexandria members and volunteers. Please arrive five minutes before the tour begins; doors will be locked at the start. Wear appropriate shoes for walking on the earthwork fort.

About Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site

Fort Ward is the best preserved of the Union forts in the extensive system known as the Defenses of Washington.  The Museum offers exhibits and public programs throughout the year.  Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site is located at 4301 West Braddock Road in the City of Alexandria.  For more information about this program, please call 703.746.4848, or visit alexandria.gov/FortWard.

About the Office of Historic Alexandria 

The Office of Historic Alexandria preserves and shares the history of the City of Alexandria with eight museums, historic sites, archives, archaeology, tours, exhibits and public programs. Through powerful storytelling and confronting the City’s past, Historic Alexandria enriches the present and inspires the future. We enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors and serve as a partner in the City’s equity and inclusion initiatives. For more information, visit alexandriava.gov/Historic.

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact Nicole Quinn at historicalexandria@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.4554, Virginia Relay 711. 

If you prefer communication in another language, free interpretation and translation services are available to you, please email LanguageAccess@alexandriava.gov or call 703-746-3960.