Fort Monroe

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noun

a fort at the entrance to Hampton Roads, in SE Virginia.

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.
The Hero of Manila|Rossiter Johnson
Infantry at Fort Monroe, and so found active work immediately.
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace|Frederick Morse Cutler
Maintain your ground if you can, but save the army at all events, even if you fall back to Fort Monroe.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Six|Abraham Lincoln
These troops will be brought to Fort Monroe and kept there on the vessels until you are heard from.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete|Ulysses S. Grant

A few hours before we left, I observed them all coming down and passing out by Fort Monroe.
Mosby's War Reminiscences|John Singleton Mosby