Battery Reno

Battery Reno (1862-1865) - A Union U.S. Civil War earthworks gun battery established in 1861 in Washington DC. Battery abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.

Fort Reno and Battery Reno Trace Overlaid on Current Streets

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 (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.

The battery was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.

Current Status

No remains, mentioned on the nearby Fort Reno Markers.

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 531009

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Location: Fort Reno Park, Tenleytown, Washington DC. Maps & Images Lat: 38.95583 Long: -77.0775 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 390'

See Also:

• Washington DC Fort Ring
• Washington DC Defense System - U.S. Civil War

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 138.

Links:

• North American Forts - Battery Reno
• NPS Civil War Defenses of Washington - Appendix E: General Reports About the Defenses
• Wikipedia - Battery Reno
• HMDB - Fort Reno Marker

Visited: 26 May 2013