As I said, I was writing about the 1900s Fort MacArthur protecting Los Angeles Harbor in California in my World War II blog's previous post. One of its Coastal Defense batteries mounted two 14-inch guns called Battery Osgood-Farley. I have already written about Henry Brown Osgood, who eventually rose to the rank of brigadier general in the post Civil War Army.
Battery Farley was named for Brigadier General Joseph Pearson Farley (1839-1912). He was USMA Class of 1861 and served as ordnance officer at the Watertown Arsenal from 1861-1863 and proved more than 600 guns.
He distinguished himself afterwards in operations at Charleston, S.C., Morris Island and the bombardment of Fort Wagner.
After the war, he served in the ordnance department at various arsenals, including Rock island, Springfield, Kennebec and Frankford.
He is buried at West Point.
--Old Secesh
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