Marshall Military Reservation

Marshall Military Reservation (1776-1947) -

Revolutionary War

U.S. Civil War

Post U.S. Civil War

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 Trimble, Fort Travis, Texas.

**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

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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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