Civil War-era Fort Totten was built as part of the Defenses of Washington, D.C. A few earthworks remain in Fort Totten Park. The surrounding neighborhood, an apartment house development (Aventine Fort Totten), and a Washington DC Metro station bear his name. Fort Totten (Queens) is a historic former U.S. Army fort maintained by New York City. Fort Totten, North Dakota hosts Fort Totten State Historic Site, named for the General, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Tottenville, Staten Island, was named for the family of an older relative, one of three "Captain Tottens" who supported the Loyalist cause during the American Revolution. Robert E. Lee surveyed Biscayne Bay in (Miami) in 1850 for the Army Corps of Engineers under then-Colonel Joseph Totten. Lee named Totten Key just south of Caesars Creek for him. Totten Street is located on Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. See also Fort Totten (disambiguation) List of American Civil War generals (Union) Battle of Fort Pulaski, Background - Totten's assessment of Fort Pulaski. References This article contains public domain text from External links US Army Corps of Engineers history: Chiefs of Engineers Fort Totten, NY United States Military Academy alumni United States Army personnel of the War of 1812 Union Army generals 1788 births 1864 deaths Totten, Gilbert Burials at the Congressional Cemetery Deaths from pneumonia in Washington, D.C. Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Military personnel from New Haven, Connecticut