Spanish American War Emergency 8-Inch Seacoast Batteries

Spanish American War M1888 8-inch BL Rifle Batteries Fort Location State No. Carriage Notes Fort Popham Near Bath, ME ME 1 Rodman 15" SN 15 Newport RI 1 Rodman 15" Fort Slocum (2) Davids Island NY 1 Rodman 15" Battery Practice Fort Clinch (1) Amelia Island FL 1 Rodman 15" Fort Sabine Military Reservation Sabine Pass TX 1 Rodman 15" Fort Stark Jerry's Point MR NH 2 Rodman 15" Fort Tyler (1) Gardiners Point Island NY 2 Rodman 15" Fort Wadsworth (1) Staten Island NY 2 Rodman 15" Fort Fremont Port Royal SC 2 Rodman 15" St. John's Bluff MR St. John's River, Jacksonville FL 2 Rodman 15" St. John's Bluff 8" Battery Tampa Bay FL 2 Rodman 15" Fort Gaines (1) Dauphin Island AL 2 Rodman 15" Fort Jackson (2) Triumph LA 2 Rodman 15" Water Battery Fort Monroe Old Point Comfort VA 4 M1892 Barbette Battery Parapet Fort Pulaski Cockspur Island GA 1 M1892 Barbette Sources: Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 3rd Edition - PDF, CDSG ePress, McLean, VA, 2012, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, page 214, 182-183. Report of the Commission Appointed by the President to Investigate the Conduct of the War Department in the War With Spain, Vol. 7 of 8, U.S. Senate Document 221, 56th Congress, 1st Session, GPO, Washington, 1900, pages 3777-3781. (Google Books)