Battery Galpin

 (1863-1865) - A U.S. Civil War Battery first established in 1863 in present day Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Named Battery Galpin in G.O. 37, 11 Dec 1863 (Army of the Ohio), after Lieutenant Charles R. Galpin, 2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry, who fell in the assault on enemy rifle pits before Fort Sanders on 24 Nov 1863. Battery abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.

History of Battery Galpin
The Battery was hastily established in 1863 to counter the Confederate threat to the city. Built as a nine gun earthworks gun battery located east of Second Creek. Still had no platforms for its nine guns in April 1865.

Battery Galpin was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.

Current Status
Unknown status.

See Also:
 * Knoxville Defense System - U.S. Civil War

Sources:

Links:
 * North American Forts - Battery Galpin
 * Tennessee Sourcebook - 1865 Inspection Report