Advanced Redoubt

Advanced Redoubt (1845-1870) - Construction began in 1845 and was not complete at the start of the U.S. Civil War. Located on present day Pensacola Naval Air Station in Escambia County, Florida. Confederate troops occupied the Advanced Redoubt at the beginning of the U.S. Civil War but were expelled in 1862 by Union Forces. Abandoned in 1870 Advanced Redoubt Drawbridge Interior Advanced Redoubt Ditch and Counter Scarp Advanced Redoubt Advanced Redoubt, Interior Rear Wall from the Parade History The Redoubt was constructed to work in conjunction with Fort Barrancas to defend the tip of the Pensacola peninsula and the Pensacola Navy Yard from attack by land. Fort Barrancas and the Advanced Redoubt were positioned at the southern and northern edge of the peninsula at the narrowest point so that any enemy force attempting to take the Pensacola Navy Yard would have to pass between the forts and cross the trench line that connected them. The Advanced Redoubt is trapezoid with two long unequal sides with the shortest side toward the landward direction of attack. The Redoubt has a dry moat with a drawbridge to the entrance, but unlike Barrancas the moat completely surrounds the fort. The redoubt was designed to make a landward assault by foot soldiers as costly as possible. The outer walls of the moat feature rifle ports that would create a deadly crossfire. The ramparts mounted fifteen guns. Advanced Redoubt Advanced Redoubt Drawbridge Advanced Redoubt Drawbridge Entry onto the Parade Advanced Redoubt Drawbridge Winch Advanced Redoubt Side View Advanced Redoubt View from the Ditch Advanced Redoubt Rear Bastion Firing Positions Advanced Redoubt Stairs to Gallery Advanced Redoubt Internal Gallery Advanced Redoubt Internal Magazine Access Port Current Status The Advanced Redoubt was made part of Gulf Islands National Seashore in the 1970s and restored to its original appearance by the National Park Service. Restoration work continues. No period guns or carriages at this location. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Pensacola Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida Maps & Images Lat: 30.355578 Long: -87.297326 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: ' See Also: Fort Barrancas Sources: Weaver, John R. II, A Legacy in Brick and Stone: America Coastal Defense Forts of the Third System, Redoubt Press, McLean, 2001, First Printing, ISBN 1-57510-069-X, page 168-170 Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 143-144 Links: North American Forts - Advanced Redoubt Advanced Redoubt Explore Southern History - Advanced Redoubt Visited: 26 Apr 2013, 31 Dec 2011, 16 Dec 2009 Advanced Redoubt Picture Gallery Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better!