Battery Ricketts

Historical marker location:

2782 Bruce Place Southeast, Woodland, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Bruce Place Southeast and Raynolds Place Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Bruce Place Southeast.)

Civil War Defenses of Washington. 1861-1865

The White House was burned down during the War of 1812: In August 1814, British troops invaded Washington, D.C. and set fire to many of the city's buildings, including the White House, which was still under construction at the time.