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Fort Corcoran, a Common card
Fort Corcoran was a wood-and-earthwork fortification constructed by the Union Army in northern Virginia as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 148
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,800
Power 148 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Built in 1861, shortly after the occupation of Arlington, Virginia by Union forces, it protected the southern end of the Aqueduct Bridge and overlooked the Potomac River and Theodore Roosevelt Island, known as Mason's Island.
- The fort was named after Colonel Michael Corcoran, commander of the U.S. Fighting 69th Infantry, Irish Brigade 69th New York Volunteer Regiment, one of the units that constructed the fort.
- Fort Corcoran was home to the Union Army Balloon Corps and the headquarters of the defenses of Washington south of the Potomac River, and served throughout the war before being dismantled in 1866.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Fort Corcoran article was read about 1,800 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Fort Corcoran
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Fort Corcoran (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

