Battery No. 5
Battery No. 5 is a historic artillery battery located at James Island, Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1863, as part of the James Island Siege Line. At the close of the war it was armed with four guns. The earthen redoubt's left faces measuring about 200 feet and the center face about 100 feet. It has a 10 foot high parapet wall.[2][3]
Battery No. 5 | |
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| Location | Stonefield Subdivision, James Island, Charleston, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°42′30″N 79°57′18″W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1863 |
| MPS | Civil War Defenses of Charleston TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004788[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 1982 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- unknown (n.d.). "Battery No. 5" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - "Battery #5, Charleston County (Riverland Dr., James Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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