Those bearing a grudge against the U.S. Army's personnel system might be gratified to know that Fort Ellsworth and Fort Lyon in the Civil War defenses of Washington DC had the current location of the Hoffman Building, Stovall Street, Alexandria, Virginia within their arcs of fire where they overlapped with each other. Were those forts still garrisoned by the Field Artillery the Hoffman Building could be blasted to pieces within a few hours. Alas, all change is not progress.