The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-08

Leading Onfcers In All Our Wars and Dis
inguished Civilians Honored.

WASHINGTON. April IA general order has
been prepared by the War Department, giving
names to new batteries which have r..
Gently been constructed and works to
be constructed in tho seacoast de'cncs
system Of the country. Leading officer,
OF all wars in which the country hns
been engaged. Colonial Governors aud dis.
tinguished men. including some OF the heroes
OF the spanish War. are honored, The mcuI.
cries Of Admiral Wordcn. Commodore Ia.
catur and Lieut.. Brumby II the Navy are com.
memorated. These are some OF the prir al
forts and batteries rec gnized by tho ~
order:
The Reservation at Maratrec Point. II l. /.
named Fort Mansfield in honor Of the 80
Major Gen. J. X. +. Mansfield. l.. 5. Y. In.
spector General OF the Army lS53-til, VIII wac
n etcran Of the War with Mexico and VI tho
War OF the Rebellion. and died Sept. X, lNi2.
OF wounds received at the battle OF Ant.Dilru
the day previous.
Fishers Island. n. Y. is named Fort u q.
Wright. In honor Of the late MaJor-Gen. liora.
ito q. Wright. U. $. v, a distinguished orlccS
Of the Wer Of p" Rebellion and Chief Of Ens'
The six. inch battery at Fort Tottcn Ia named
Battery Mahan, in honor OF the late Deunis
Mahan, professor OF engineering at the MI.
The mortar battery at Fort Totten is called
Battery King, IN honor ~ the late Lieut. Col.
William h. King, Corps Of Engineers, who
served with distinction during the War " Tho
Rebellion and was the designer Of n successful
counterpoise gun carriage for, %seacoast guns
The l2.inch battery on the, King estate, For.
Newton, Is named battery RICHMOND. after oil
Fort Richmond. now Fort Waisworth, Rich.
mond county, thus being honorrd,
The finch battery at r"rt Wnisworth
the late. Brig Gen. Duane, a native Of New
York, distinguished officer Of the War Of tho
Rebellion and Chlet OF Engineers, ISNSS
Hamilton is named Battery Gilmore. IN honor
Of the late Mmor-G"n. Quincy A, Gillmors.
and a d~istinguishsd oGicer Of the var with
Mexico and Of the War Of the Rebellion,
Another battery Of i2ar l2,,nsh THn1 A.
day, in honor Of the late Major-Ciep Abnc.
Doubleday, [. :. V. anative Of New York and
u distinguished officer II the War of the Re.
bellion.
The seven-gun battery In the old stone fort NJ
Sandy Hook Is to be known. as Battery. Hal.
leck, in honor Of the late Malor-Gen. Herr!
States Army from lS62 to 1854,
The battery Of two lQ-Inch guns at Fort
Hancock Is TO be named Battery, Granger. IN
l. :. v. a native OF New York and a dis
tinguished officer OF the War Of the. Rebellion.
Two batteries, at Northpoint., Nd and 0t
Rock point, Md, are named for Col. John Eag'r
lively. Batteries for the deienccs OF the Ma.
tional capital are named for Commodore Ste.
phcn Decatur. Gen. William II. Emory, Gen.
is to be called, Mount, Vernon, The reserya;
Fort Fremont. after Gen. Fremont; a mortar
battery at savannah Il to be Fort Habersham.
after Gen Hahersham Of Evolutionary fame.
and another Fort Brumby, after the late Lieut..
Brumby of Admiral, Dewey's staff. Tho
U-gun battery AZ Key West is to he named Bat
terry De Leon, in honor OF Juan Ponce de Leon,
| the explorer, who FIST landed on the coast OF
Florida. Another battery IL named after Osce-
ola. the famous Indian Chief. and another Sem
mole. after the lndian, tribe,
The reservation on Egmont key.near Tampa,
Fla. is named Fort Dade. after Major Dade.
and the one on Mullet Key is tosbe FortlDesoto.
after Ferdinand DeSoto. A battery at Fort
Pickens.. Pensacola. is named for Gen. Worth
and another Tor the late Gen. Cullom. One az
Fort Bower The city beach ressryation a;
David Crockett. That at Bolivar Point il
named Fort Travis, after William p. Travis
who perished in the Alamo in 1896.
The reservation AT Point Lobos. San Fran
late Lieut. Col. Miley. Gen. Skaters principal
Philippines. Fort Mcdowell, on Angel Island.
Cal, Is named for Gen Mcdowell. The reser.
Walton at Point Wilson. Columbia River. ie
named Fort W,ordeni after the c9mmander OF
one Of the batteries for the defense Of Ports:
mouth, y. H.. Ia named Fort stark. in honor OF
Col. John Stark. There viii also be Fort Miles
Standisb at Boston. Fort Revere in the same
system OF deiences. and Fort Wetheril! on tbs
Dumplings. Narragansett Bay, the latter for
| Can't. Wetherill. who was killed at Santiago.
Battery Greene at Fort Adams, X. l.. Is named
for the late Gen. Nathaniel Greene.