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
| 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
World War II
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 .....
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort Mansfield
- Wikipedia - Fort Mansfield
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
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