The Harbor Defenses of Cape Fear River

FORT CASWELL /Oak Island/ (-1928?)/ church camp/ MD, MC/ KKKKK

Bagley/ 8-12″/ M/ 1903-1925/ 1 gun replaced 1912
Caswell/ 2-12″/ BC/ 1899-1925/ modified for swimming pool
Swift/ 4-8″/ DC/ 1898-1920/ 2 guns removed 1917
New Madison/ 2-6″/ DC/ 1905-1917
McDonough/ 1-5″/ BP/ 1902-1905/ guns to Shipp
Shipp/ 2-5″/ BP/ 1901-1919/ originally 1 emplacement
Madison/ 1-4.7″/ A/ 1899-1904/ gun to Screven
McKavett/ 2-3″/ MP/ […]

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The Harbor Defenses of Savannah

Documents for the Charleston CDSG Conference in 2021

CDSG Documents for the Modern-era defenses of Savannah, Georgia and St. John’s River, Florida (RCBs, RCWs, maps, Quartermaster building records, battery construction correspondence files, Engineer notebook, aerial photos) zip file 537 MB, click link to download zip file.

FORT SCREVEN / Tybee Island /1897-(1928) /private /MD, MC /KKK

Habersham/8/12″/M/1900-1928/

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