Fort Mansfield (1)

Fort Mansfield (1) (1898-1928) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1900 in Washington County, Rhode Island. Named in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after MG Joseph K.F. Mansfield, U.S. Volunteers, Inspector General, U.S. Army, 1853-1861, who was a veteran of the Mexican-American War and the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) and died 18 Sep 1862, of wounds received at the Battle of Antietam, the day previous. Post abandoned in 1926 and sold in 1928.

Endicott Period

Part of the Harbor Defense of Long Island Sound.

Construction of the three Endicott Period batteries began in 1898 and all were completed in 1900. The batteries were all accepted for service on the same day, 18 Feb 1901 at a total cost of $ 100,600 for battery construction.

Fort Mansfield (1) Endicott Period Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Wooster	2	8"	Disappearing	1898-1900-1901-1917	$ 75,000
Battery Crawford	2	5"	Balanced pillar	1898-1900-1901-1917	$ 11,600
Battery Connell	2	5"	Pedestal	1898-1900-1901-1917	$ 14,000
Source: CDSG

Fort Mansfield Plan

World War I

Fort Mansfield (1) World War II Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery 114	2	16"	Casemated Barbette (CBC)	Not Built	$ 0
Source: CDSG

Current Status

Part of , Washington County, Rhode Island.

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Location: Napatree Point, Washington County, Rhode Island. Battery Connell map point approximate. Maps & Images Lat: 41.3063889 Long: -71.8836111 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 36'

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 703

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Mansfield
• Wikipedia - Fort Mansfield
• Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library

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