Fort Eustis, Newport News-- Part 3: During the Civil War

From Wikipedia.

In 2010, this military base was combined with nearby Langley Air Force Base and now it is Joint Base Langley-Eustis.

Most of the fort is located on Mulberry Island in the James River which was settled soon after Jamestown in 1607.

During the Civil War, Confederate Fort Crawford (Fort Crafford) was on Mulberry Island and served as the southern end of the Warwick Line which was a Confederate line of defensive works across the Virginia Peninsula.  This line extended north to Yorktown on the York River and delayed Union forces under George McClellan advancing against Richmond in 1862.

--Brock-Perry