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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1815-1872) - Battery Bienvenue was a [[Third System]] coastal gun battery in Bayou Bienvenue, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Deactivated in 1872.
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1815-1872) - Battery Bienvenue was a [[Third System]] coastal gun battery in Bayou Bienvenue, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Deactivated in 1872. Also known as [[Fort Bienvenue (2)]].
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This battery was located at a strategic "Y" where Bayou Bienvenue and Bayou Villere join as Bayou Bienvenue winds from Lake Borgne toward New Orleans. This was the route used by the British in the [[War of 1812]] to approach the city.
This battery was located at a strategic "Y" where Bayou Bienvenue and Bayou Villere join as Bayou Bienvenue winds from Lake Borgne toward New Orleans. This was the route used by the British in the [[War of 1812]] to approach the city.


This battery was first constructed in 1815 and improved over the years. The initial armament was planned for one 24 pounder and two 18 pounder cannons. In 1826 the plan expanded to twenty four 24/32 pounders and two 13 inch mortars with a garrison on one artillery company. Eventually four buildings occupied the parade,a barracks, officer quarters, a guardhouse and a magazine. The battery was about 600 feet wide with the guns pointed right down Bayou Bienvenue. The battery was surrounded by a moat that connected to Bayou Bienvenue.
This battery was first constructed in 1815 and improved over the years. The initial armament was planned for one 24 pounder and two 18 pounder cannons. In 1826 the plan expanded to twenty-four 24/32 pounders and two 13 inch mortars with a garrison on one artillery company. Eventually, four buildings occupied the parade, a barracks, officer quarters, a guardhouse, and a magazine. The battery was about 600 feet wide with the guns pointed right down Bayou Bienvenue. The battery was surrounded by a moat that connected to Bayou Bienvenue.


The Battery was abandoned after the [[U.S. Civil War]] in 1872.
The Battery was abandoned after the [[U.S. Civil War]] in 1872.
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== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
In ruins and accessible by boat only, beware of snakes. Period guns and mounts are in place.
In ruins and accessible by boat only, beware of snakes. Period guns and mounts are reportedly in place but cannot be distinguished in the satellite photos.
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'''Location:''' Bayou Bienvenue, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
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Latest revision as of 06:00, 26 February 2025

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Battery Bienvenue (1815-1872) - Battery Bienvenue was a Third System coastal gun battery in Bayou Bienvenue, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Deactivated in 1872. Also known as Fort Bienvenue (2).

Third System (1816-1867)

Part of the Harbor Defense of the Mississippi.

This battery was located at a strategic "Y" where Bayou Bienvenue and Bayou Villere join as Bayou Bienvenue winds from Lake Borgne toward New Orleans. This was the route used by the British in the War of 1812 to approach the city.

This battery was first constructed in 1815 and improved over the years. The initial armament was planned for one 24 pounder and two 18 pounder cannons. In 1826 the plan expanded to twenty-four 24/32 pounders and two 13 inch mortars with a garrison on one artillery company. Eventually, four buildings occupied the parade, a barracks, officer quarters, a guardhouse, and a magazine. The battery was about 600 feet wide with the guns pointed right down Bayou Bienvenue. The battery was surrounded by a moat that connected to Bayou Bienvenue.

The Battery was abandoned after the U.S. Civil War in 1872.

Current Status

In ruins and accessible by boat only, beware of snakes. Period guns and mounts are reportedly in place but cannot be distinguished in the satellite photos.


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Location: Bayou Bienvenue, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Maps & Images

Lat: 29.9852 Long: -89.8809

Sources:

  • 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 330-331
  • 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 193-194

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