Advanced Redoubt

Advanced Redoubt (1845-1870) - Construction began in 1845 and was not complete at the start of the U.S. Civil War it was finally abandoned in 1870. Confederate troops occupied the Advanced Redoubt at the beginning of the U.S. Civil War but were expelled in 1862 by Union Forces.

Advanced Redoubt History

The Redoubt was constructed to defend Fort Barrancas and the Pensacola Navy Yard from attack by land.

The Advanced Redoubt is trapezoid with two long unequal sides with the shortest side toward the landward direction of attack. The Redoubt has a dry moat with a drawbridge to the entrance, but unlike Barrancas the moat completely surrounds the fort. The redoubt was designed to make a landward assault by foot soldiers as costly as possible. The outer walls of the moat feature rifle ports that would create a deadly crossfire and the ramparts mounted fifteen guns.

Current Status

The Advanced Redoubt was made part of Gulf Islands National Seashore in the 1970s and restored to its original appearance by the National Park Service, it now provides visitors with a rare chance.

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Location: Pensacola Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida

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Lat: 30.355578 Long: -87.297326

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Sources:

Weaver, John R. II, A Legacy in Brick and Stone: America Coastal Defense Forts of the Third System, Redoubt Press, McLean, 2001, First Printing, ISBN 1-57510-069-X, page 168-170
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 143-144

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