Marshall Military Reservation

Marshall Military Reservation (1776-1947) - A World War II sub-post of Fort Moultrie built upon the ruins of Revolutionary War and U.S. Civil War posts. Closed in 1947 Revolutionary War A battery was constructed here in 1776 by Col. William Thompson to stop the British invasion from the Isle of Palm. U.S. Civil War Battery Marshall was constructed here in March 1863 by Confederate troops during the U.S. Civil War and named after Col. J. Foster Marshall. World War II During World War II the Marshall Military reservation was a busy sub-post of Fort Moultrie with barracks and support facilities for the main Fort. Battery 520 was constructed here in 1943 and housed two, 12" Long Range rifles mounted in Casemate Barbette Carriages. These guns were transferred from Battery Kimble, Fort Travis (2), Texas. The Battery was deactivated in 1947 and the area now contains private homes. Marshall MR World War II Battery (edit list) Battery Click on Battery links below No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Notes Battery 520 2 12" LR Casemate Barbette Carriage 1944-1947 Navy Guns, 1940 Program Guns from Battery Kimble, Fort Travis (2) Battery B - Fort Moultrie 4 155mm Panama Mount 1942-1947 Source: CDSG Marshall Military Reservation Plan 1945 Current Status Private property. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Sullivans Island, South Carolina Maps & Images Lat: 32.771886 Long: -79.816747 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 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 715 Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library Links: Visited: 23 Jan 2010