Battery Augustin

 (1900-1920) - Battery Augustin was a reinforced concrete, Endicott Period 3 inch coastal gun battery on Fort Carroll (1), Baltimore County, Maryland. The battery was named in G.O. 78, 25 May 1903, after 2nd Lt. Joseph N. Augustin, jr., 24th U.S. Infantry, who died 2 Jul 1898, of wounds received at the battle of San Juan, Cuba. Battery construction started in 1899, was completed in 1900 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 1 Aug 1900 at a cost of $ 7,600.00. Deactivated in 1920.

Endicott Period (1890-1910)
Originally built as an Endicott Period concrete coastal gun battery with two 3" M1898MI guns mounted on M1898 Masking Parapet mounts. This was a two story battery with the guns located on the upper level and the magazines below. Shells were moved from the magazine level to the gun loading platform by hand. No shell or powder hoists were provided. Power was furnished by the central electric power plant in back of Battery Towson.

Battery Augustin was built into the southwest casemates of the old fort structure with the lower tier filled in and sealed as protection for the magazines.



World War I (1917-1918)
The guns of were not affected by the World War I redistribution. Both guns were transferred to Watervliet on 4 Aug 1920 and both carriages were ordered scrapped 26 May 1920, all as a part of the 1920 disarmament program.

Current Status
No period guns or mounts in place.

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