Battery Kingsbury (2)

Battery Kingsbury (2) (1861-1865) - A Union U.S. Civil War Battery established in 1861 in Washington DC. Named Battery Kingsbury in G.O. 83, 1 Apr 1863, after Colonel Henry W. Kingsbury, (Cullum 1891), Connecticut Volunteers (first lieutenant 5th U.S. Artillery), who was mortally wounded, 17 Sep 1862, at the battle of Antietam in Maryland. Battery abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.

History of Battery Kingsbury

Established in 1861 as an earthworks gun battery with emplacements for nine guns.

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

Current Status

Trace remains, no markers.

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1680419

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Location: Rock Creek Park, Washington DC. The map point is the GNIS coordinates. Maps & Images Lat: 38.96333 Long: ggggg Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 190'

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 136.

Links:

• North American Forts - Battery Kingsbury
• NPS Civil War Defenses of Washington - Appendix E: General Reports About the Defenses

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