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Fort Robert Smalls was a Civil War redoubt built by free blacks for the defense of Pittsburgh in 1863.[1]

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  1. 14 relations: American Civil War, Arlington Heights (Pittsburgh), Beaufort, South Carolina, Becks Run, Charleston, South Carolina, Confederate States Navy, Confederate States of America, Pittsburgh, Redoubt, Robert Smalls, Union (American Civil War), Union Army, United States, USS Planter (1862).

  2. 1863 establishments in Pennsylvania
  3. Buildings and structures demolished in 1930
  4. Demolished buildings and structures in Pittsburgh
  5. Forts in Pennsylvania
  6. Redoubts

American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Arlington Heights (Pittsburgh)

Arlington Heights is a neighborhood in the southern portion of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Beaufort, South Carolina

Beaufort (different from that of Beaufort, North Carolina) is a city in and the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.

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Becks Run

Becks Run is a tributary of the Monongahela River. Fort Robert Smalls and Becks Run are Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston metropolitan area.

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Confederate States Navy

The Confederate States Navy (CSN) was the naval branch of the Confederate States Armed Forces, established by an act of the Confederate States Congress on February 21, 1861.

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.

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Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is a city in and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Fort Robert Smalls and Pittsburgh are Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

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Redoubt

A redoubt (historically redout) is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort, usually relying on earthworks, although some are constructed of stone or brick. Fort Robert Smalls and redoubt are redoubts.

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Robert Smalls

Robert Smalls (April 5, 1839 – February 23, 1915) was an American politician who was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina. Fort Robert Smalls and Robert Smalls are African Americans in the American Civil War.

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Union (American Civil War)

The Union, colloquially known as the North, refers to the states that remained loyal to the United States after eleven Southern slave states seceded to form the Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederacy or South, during the American Civil War.

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Union Army

During the American Civil War, the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states, was often referred to as the Union Army, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Federal Army, or the Northern Army.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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USS Planter (1862)

USS Planter was a steamer taken over by Robert Smalls, a Southern slave and ship's pilot who steered the ship past Confederate defenses and surrendered it to Union Navy forces on 13 May 1862 during the American Civil War.

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See also

1863 establishments in Pennsylvania

Buildings and structures demolished in 1930

Demolished buildings and structures in Pittsburgh

Forts in Pennsylvania

Redoubts

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Robert_Smalls