Dale Cox in his Civil War Florida blog in 2008 did a series on Civil War sites around this oldest city in the United States. This is from his June 16th entry.
His first two entries were on the Confederate water battery at Castillo San Marcos, then called Fort Marion.
Before the war, the east moat was filled in and twenty cannons mounted en-barbette. The fort was seized by state forces on January 7, 1861, even though Florida did not formally secede until January 10th. I'd say someone jumped the gun.
When the Union Navy reoccupied St. Augustine in 1862, five cannons remained. The others had been removed.
Cox reports that the water battery is still in good condition and you can still see the remains of the gun mounts.
http://civilwarflorida.blogspot.com
Well worth a visit to this site if you want to learn more about the actions in this little known Civil War state.
Wonder Where They Took the Other Fifteen Cannons? --B-R'er
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