Battery John Vinton

Harbor: Puget Sound
Location: Fort Ward

Eponym: Capt. (Bvt. Maj.) John L. Vinton, 3rd Artillery, KIA at Vera Cruz, Mexico Mar. 22, 1847 (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904)

Historical Notes and Comments:

Current status: clean, open to the public on park property, magazine level filled with earth