Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09

stochaue, with large gates. was placed
across the Leesburg pike as security against
sudden dashes Of cavalry. The first labor
on this work was done by the 33d New
York, but other commands aided in COM
the Iron Brigade doth Indiana and 81, 9Th
and eth Wisconsin,, the 11th Rhode Island.
the 10Th and 133d New York the POI Con-
neeticut and the philadelphia Brigade"
t69th list, 72i and 1O6th Pennsylvania It
mounted thirtyfour guns. eli ven being
3O-pounder rified PARROTS thre, l2-pounder
Whitworths and four 10-inch siege mortars
This was one of the largest and most m
plete forts In its appointments. After tie
buildings connected with 1t were all COM
pieted. there was still eight outside OF the
fort and two within The latter was built
OF logs and covered with earth so as to be
bombproof Those outside We're 100 feet
long by 20 wide and 20 high made Of
boards and buttoned. Detachr ents OF the
13sth and 169th New York and 4th New
York Heavy Artillery the 10th Massachu.
sets and I'd Massachus It's Heavy Artfi-
iery, and the 18th. Tooth, 12Oth, 125th. I27th
and 18th Pennsylvania were among the
troops that garrisoned this fo-t. The 127th
Pennsylvania and the 4th New York Heavy
artillery were massed here and at Fort
Marcy Immediately after the second Bull
Kun On the opposite or Maryland side of
the river stood battery Martin Scott
Battery Vermont.
The remains of Battery Vermont, which
was built by Vermont troops in 1861. will
be found on the north side of Chain bridge,
about one hundred yards east Of the Con-
duit road. and nearly opposite the watch
mans house at the south end Of the recetv-
Ing reservoir. 1t is Just within the District
Zine The works are in fair state OF pres
ervation' but cannot be seen from the road
side on account OF the thick growth of trees
upon them 1t was named by Gen Nc
Clellan In a general order. Deta elements of
me I LIST New Hampshire and 18th New York
land. and 10th Ohio National Guard gar
risoned the battery at various times The
earthworks of old Fort Marcy over on the
virginia side. are conspicuous from the
point. The armament consisted of three
tnlrty-tWo-pounder seacoast guns.
Battery Martin Scott.
Battery Martin Scott stood on the bluff
overlooking the north end of the Chain
bridge. 1t is about three miles from the
Georgetown bridge. It's armament con-
sisted Of two six-pounder James rifed guns.
Battery Kemble.
Battery Kemble stood on ST. Philips hill,
also known Maddox hill, which occupies
the elevated angle, 3S7 feet above the level,
formed by the junction of Ridge and Re-
cefving Reservoir roads. about mile and
a half west of Georgetown road. The old
works are in a fair state of preservation
1t was armed with two 100 pounder guns,
and was garrisoned at different times by
attachments of the I'd United States Artil-
lery, New Hampshire heavy artillery and
9th New York Independent Battery, etc.
The battery was named for Gov. Kemble
OF New York. formerly president of the
West Point foundry, where most of the
heavy guns have been made for the army
and navy.
Battery PARROT.
Battery Parrot was one and half miles
west Of Georgetown on the west side OF the
Ridge road, about half mile north of Bat
terry Cameron. There is considerable of the
old earthworks left, including the maya
zine. which will be found in the timber i'm
mediatey opposite the handsome residence
of Mr.. Walter Brown. The fort was named
after Rear Admiral Enoch Greenlief Par
rott of the United States navy, a native of
New Hampshire, who made enviable
record during the war. Its armament con-
sisted Of two 100-pounder rified guns. A
detachment of the LIST New Hampshire
Heavy Artillery garrisoned the fort in 1894.
The old works most directly reached
from Washington by way Of Georgetown
and the canal and Foxhall and Ridge roads.
Battery Cameron.
Battery Cameron was situated q mile
west Of Georgetown on Ridge road, few
hundred yards north of New Cut road, on
the premises now owned by Mr.. Lightfoot.
Nothing remains of the old works. which
stood on the spot now occupied by the barn
and other outhouses in the rear of the resi-
dence. The battery was named by General
Mcclellan in honor of Colonel James Came
ron Of the 10Th New York Qighlanders),
who was killed at first Bull Run July "a.
1861 Its armament consisted of two A.
FOUNDER James and two PARROT rified guns.
Detachments of list Company. New Hamp-
shire Heavy Artillery, and 4th New York
Heavy Artillery were among the troops that
garrisoned this battery.
Fort Smith.
This powerful work was named after
General Charles F. Smith. who died of
wounds received while CALAMITY scaling
the heights of Fort DoneIson. The Goth
and Both Companies, Massachusetts, Heavy
Artillery. were among the troops that gar
risoned the fort. The old works are in a
good state Of preservation at present and
a splendid landscape view may be obtained
from them. But the ground is plated for