Battery Barber

Battery Barber (1898-1913) - Battery Thomas Barber was a reinforced concrete, Endicott Period, 8 inch coastal gun battery on Fort Monroe, Hampton City, Virginia. The battery was named in G.O. 20, 25 Jan 1906, after BG Thomas H. Barber, U.S. Volunteers, who died 16 Mar 1905. The Battery was transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 1 Nov 1898 at a cost of $ 1,663.39. Deactivated in 1913. Endicott Period Part of the Harbor Defense of Chesapeake Bay. Originally built as an Endicott Period concrete coastal gun battery with one 8" M1888 gun mounted on an M1892 Barbette carriage. Battery Barber Armament (edit list) Empl No Caliber Type Barrel Length Model Serial No Manufacturer Carriage Service Dates Notes 1 8" Rifle 278.5" M1888 11 West Point Barbette, M1892, #7, Watertown 1898-1913 See note 1 Source: RCB,31 Dec 1910, Coast Defense Study Group, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 106-107, 209 Note 1: CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA Battery Barber Plan Current Status Destroyed. Location: Fort Monroe, Hampton City, Virginia Maps & Images Lat: 37.0066824 Long: -76.305778 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' Sources: Links: Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library Visited: 22 Jul 2010