Battery Hackleman (1)

 (1904-1945) - Battery Hackleman was a reinforced concrete, Endicott Period 3 inch coastal gun battery on Fort Constitution (2), New Castle Island, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The battery was named in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after Brigadier General Pleasant A. Hackleman, U.S. Volunteers, who was killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, 3 Oct 1862, during the U.S. Civil War. Battery construction started in 1904, was completed in 1904 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 31 Dec 1904 at a cost of $ 16,654.70. Deactivated in 1945.

Endicott Period (1890-1910)
Originally built as an Endicott Period concrete coastal gun battery with two 3" M1903 guns mounted on M1903 Pedestal carriages. 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. Electrical power was furnished by commercial power.



World War I (1917-1918)
The guns of were not affected by the World War I redistribution or the following 1920 disarmament program.

World War II (1941-1945)
Battery Hackleman was a part of the Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth plan throughout World War II. In 1942 the M1903 guns and carriages were sent to Fort H.G. Wright and they were replaced with M1902 guns and mounts from Fort Stark, Battery Hays. When the war ended in 1945 the battery was declared surplus. The M1902 guns and carriages were processed for salvage on 18 Oct 1945.

Current Status
Part of Fort Constitution State Historical Site, New Castle Island, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The battery structure was destroyed and built over with a Coast Guard building. No period guns or mounts in place.

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