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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1866) - A Union [[U.S. Civil War]] earthworks gun battery established in 1862 in Northwest Washington DC. Battery abandoned in 1866 after the end of the war. | |||
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== History of Battery Reno == | == History of Battery Reno == | ||
Established in 1862 as an earthworks gun battery with emplacements for seven guns. The battery was built to better cover the area north of [[Fort Reno]] and was connected to that fort with rifle trenches and a covert way guarded by gun emplacements. The battery itself was an enclosed work with a magazine and mounted seven 20 pounders. | {{CW-DCFortRing}} | ||
Established in 1862 as an earthworks gun battery with emplacements for seven guns. The battery was built to better cover the area north of [[Fort Reno (1)]] and was connected to that fort with rifle trenches and a covert way guarded by gun emplacements. The battery itself was an enclosed work with a magazine and mounted seven 20 pounders. | |||
[[File:Fort Reno Plan.jpg|thumb|left|800px|Fort Reno & Battery Reno Detailed Plan]] | |||
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A 17 May 1864 report from the Union Inspector of Artillery noted the following: "Fort (sic Battery) Reno, Capt. [[S. E. Jones]] commanding.–Garrison, one company Seventh New York Heavy Artillery– 5 commissioned officers, 1 ordnance-sergeant, 149 men. Armament, seven 20-pounder Parrotts. Magazines, one; dry and in good order. Ammunition, full supply and serviceable. Implements, complete and serviceable. Drill in artillery, indifferent; wants improving. Drill in infantry, very indifferent; but little attention seems to have been given to it. Discipline, deficient. Garrison is of sufficient strength." | |||
The battery was abandoned in | The battery was abandoned in 1866 after the end of the war. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
No remains, mentioned on the nearby Fort Reno Markers. | No remains, mentioned on the nearby Fort Reno Markers. | ||
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(M) 38.95092, -77.07514, Fort Reno Maker | (M) 38.95092, -77.07514, Fort Reno Maker | ||
(G) 38.95583, -77.0775, GNIS Battery Reno | (G) 38.95583, -77.0775, GNIS Battery Reno | ||
(B) 38.95571, -77.07614, Battery Reno | (B) 38.95571, -77.07614, Battery Reno | ||
(1862- | (1862-1866) | ||
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'''Location:''' Fort Reno Park, Tenleytown, Washington DC. | '''Location:''' Fort Reno Park, Tenleytown, Northwest Washington DC. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|38.95583|-77.0775}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|38.95583|-77.0775}} | ||
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'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
* [[Fort Reno (1)|Fort Reno]] | |||
* [[Washington DC Fort Ring]] | * [[Washington DC Fort Ring]] | ||
* [[:Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War|Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War]] | * [[:Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War|Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War]] | ||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Cooling}}. | |||
* {{Roberts}}, page 138. | * {{Roberts}}, page 138. | ||
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* [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=20629 HMDB - Fort Reno Marker] | * [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=20629 HMDB - Fort Reno Marker] | ||
{{Visited| | {{Visited|26 May 2013}} | ||
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[[Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War]] | [[Category:Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War]] | ||
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