Battery Madison (2)

 (1907-1917) - Battery Madison (2) was a reinforced concrete, Endicott Period 6 inch coastal gun battery on Fort Caswell, Brunswick County, North Carolina. The battery name was transferred from Battery Madison (1) in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904. It was named after Surgeon William T. Madison, 3rd U.S. Infantry, killed in action with Indians near Fort Howard (2), Wisconsin, 14 May 1821. Battery construction started in 1906, was completed in 1907 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 24 Apr 1907 at a cost of $ 44,972.31. Guns removed in 1917.

Endicott Period (1890-1910)
Originally built as an Endicott Period concrete coastal gun battery with two 6" M1903 guns mounted on M1903 disappearing carriages. This was a two story battery with the guns mounted on the upper level and a common magazine on the lower level. No shell or powder hoists were provided. Electrical power for lighting was furnished from Battery Caswell.



World War I (1917-1918)
The gun tubes of Battery Madison were ordered dismounted for use abroad 24 Aug 1917 and they were transferred to Watervliet 31 Dec 1917. Both these guns actually made it to France in 1918, close to the end of the war. They were returned to the U.S. in 1919 but were not returned to Battery Madison. The carriages were ordered scrapped 26 May 1920.

Current Status
On the property of the North Carolina Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell. No period guns or mounts in place.

Sources:
 * Herring, Ethel and Williams, Carolee, Fort Caswell in War and Peace, 2nd Ed., NC Baptist Assembly, Oak Island, NC, 1983-1999, ISBN - 0-9671897-1-3, page 64.

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