This blog grew out of my "Down Da Road I Go Blog," which was originally to be about stuff I was interested in, music and what I was doing. There was so much history and Civil War entries, I spun two more off. Starting Jan. 1, 2012, I will be spinning a Naval blog off this one called "Running the Blockade."
Monday, May 21, 2018
Mulberry Island Point Battery and Land's End Battery
These are by Fort Crafford, Virginia.
The Confederate Engineer Bureau was asked in 1862 to compile a list of fortifications in the Confederacy. Part of their March 12, 1862, report to Secretary of War Judah Benjamin said that the Mulberry island Point Battery had five 42-pdr. guns mounted en barbette and two 8-inch Columbiads enroute to the site. Fifteen casemates building rapidly and a large covering work nearby (Fort Crafford) nearly completed.
There is also a map of Fort Huger & Mulberry Point Battery with soundings. This was made by Confederate Engineers. This is available at Amazon for $15.
I have been unable to find out anything about the Land's End Battery, the 2-gun battery that North American Forts mentions might have been built.
--Old Secesh
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