Fort Delaware
- Episode aired Jun 18, 2008
- TV-PG
- 44m
TAPS embarks on an investigation at Fort Delaware, built in the mid-1800?s and primarily used as an artillery defense for the Union during the Civil War. It eventually became a Civil War POW... Read allTAPS embarks on an investigation at Fort Delaware, built in the mid-1800?s and primarily used as an artillery defense for the Union during the Civil War. It eventually became a Civil War POW camp, housing over 33,000 Confederate soldiers. The conditions at Fort Delaware were grim... Read allTAPS embarks on an investigation at Fort Delaware, built in the mid-1800?s and primarily used as an artillery defense for the Union during the Civil War. It eventually became a Civil War POW camp, housing over 33,000 Confederate soldiers. The conditions at Fort Delaware were grim, and it soon gained a reputation in the Confederacy as a ?black hole.?