Built 1863 (1863) Opened 1863 Added to NRHP 11 August 1982 | NRHP Reference # 82004788 Area 8,000 m² | |
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Location Stonefield Subdivision, James Island, Charleston, South Carolina MPS Civil War Defenses of Charleston TR | ||
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Battery No. 5 is a historic artillery battery located at James Island, Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1863, as part of the James Island Siege Line. At the close of the war it was armed with four guns. The earthen redoubt's left faces measuring about 200 feet and the center face about 100 feet. It has a 10 foot high parapet wall.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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Battery No. 5 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA