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Fort Monroe

noun

  1. a fort at the entrance to Hampton Roads, in SE Virginia.
  2. a military reservation in SE Virginia, SE of Hampton at Old Point Comfort.


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They therefore re-embarked the troops and steamed back to Fort Monroe.

Infantry at Fort Monroe, and so found active work immediately.

Maintain your ground if you can, but save the army at all events, even if you fall back to Fort Monroe.

These troops will be brought to Fort Monroe and kept there on the vessels until you are heard from.

A few hours before we left, I observed them all coming down and passing out by Fort Monroe.

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