Fort Mansfield (1)
Fort Mansfield (1) (1898-1928) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1900 in Washington County, Rhode Island. Named in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after MG Joseph K.F. Mansfield, U.S. Volunteers, Inspector General, U.S. Army, 1853-1861, who was a veteran of the Mexican-American War and the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) and died 18 Sep 1862, of wounds received at the Battle of Antietam, the day previous. Post abandoned in 1926 and sold in 1928.
Endicott Period
Part of the Harbor Defense of Long Island Sound.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
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| Battery Wooster | 2 | 8" | Disappearing | 1898-1900-1901-1917 | $ 75,000 | |
| Battery Crawford | 2 | 5" | Balanced pillar | 1898-1900-1901-1917 | $ 11,600 | |
| Battery Connell | 2 | 5" | Pedestal | 1898-1900-1901-1917 | $ 14,000 | |
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World War I
Current Status
Part of , Washington County, Rhode Island.
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Location: Fort Mansfield, Washington County, Rhode Island. Maps & Images Lat: 41.3063889 Long: -71.8836111 |
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 703
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort Mansfield
- Wikipedia - Fort Mansfield
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
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