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Fort Damnation and Fort Hell Coined by Ulysses S. Grant's army while besieging Petersburg in 1864, these names designated fortifications in the defensive lines outside the city and were called Fort Sedwick and Fort Mahone by Southerners.
From: "Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary" by Webb Garrison Sr page 108.
From: "Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary" by Webb Garrison Sr page 108.
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