The fort was built in the fall of 1861 by soldiers from the 11th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry on land owned by Henry Quinn[1] and was named after the Battle of Bunker Hill of 1775 in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts.

Company F of the 11th Vermont Infantry Regiment was assigned to Fort Bunker Hill to assist in the defense of the city until November 17, 1862.

Thirteen guns were mounted in the rectangular-shaped fort, which operated until the conclusion of hostilities in 1865.

[5] The site of the fort is bounded by 14th, Otis, 13th, and Perry Streets NE in Brookland, DC.

Today, little remains of the fort, and the site is maintained by the National Park Service.