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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 Colonel J. Foster Marshall. This battery was located on the eastern end of Sullivan's Island, overlooking Breach Inlet, in Charleston Harbor. General Quincy A. In 1865 its armament consisted of 14 various calibered smoothbores, rifles, and howitzers.

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

Current Status

Private property & public beach. Battery 520 has been converted into private housing. Battery B - Fort Moultrie has some traces of Panama mounts on the beach.

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Location: Sullivans Island, South Carolina

Maps & Images

Lat: 32.771886 Long: -79.816747

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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

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Visited: 23 Jan 2010

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 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 Colonel [[J. Foster Marshall]]. This battery was located on the eastern end of Sullivan's Island, overlooked  Breach Inlet, in Charleston Harbor. General Quincy A. In 1865 its armament consisted of 14 various calibered smoothbores, rifles, and howitzers.
+[[Battery Marshall]] was constructed here in March 1863 by Confederate troops during the [[U.S. Civil War]] and named after Colonel [[J. Foster Marshall]]. This battery was located on the eastern end of Sullivan's Island, overlooking Breach Inlet, in Charleston Harbor. General Quincy A. In 1865 its armament consisted of 14 various calibered smoothbores, rifles, and howitzers.
 ==[[World War II]]==