Evening star., 1902-02-18
NAMING THE BATTERIES
CALLED AFTER MEN WHO HAD
BEEN CONSPICUOUS IN HISTORY.
General Order Of the War Department
Giving List Of the New
Designations.

Adopted the policy OF remaining tne iorts
of the country after distinguished military
men of the United States. This principle
has now been carried further by christen-
2nE the batteries at various forts with the
names of men who have figured conspicu-
ousy In the country's history. A general
order made public by the department today
gives list of the newly named batteries,
together with a brief sketch of the per
sens thus honored, In the list Is the name
OF the late President Mckinley. whose
name Il now given 10 the Qualifications on
Great Diamond Island. Portland harbor'
Maine.
At Fort Wadsworth.
The order recites tha; the term Fort
Wadsworth New York will hereafter be
applied to all the fortifications at present
located on the military reservation on the
west side OF the Narrows. and names to
the batteries constructed thereon are given
as follows
Battery Barry in honor of Col. William
r. Barry. 2d 'nitcd States Artillery, major
general. United States volunteers, and chief
OF artillery, Army of the Potomac, who
died July Is, 1879
Battery Emory Upton. in honor Of Col.
Emory Upton. 4th United States Artillery,
major general, United States volunteers.
who died March 10, ISL.
Battery Ayres. III honor of Col. Romeyn
b. Ayres, 2d United States Artillery. major
general. United States volunteers, who died
December 4, 1855
Battery Weed in honor of Capt. Stephen
H Weed. 9Th United StaIes Artillery, brig
adler general United States volunteers,
who was killed in the battle of Gettysburg,
Pa, july, = 1865.
The names of seacoast batteries are an
nounced as follows:
Fort Howard CMd.).
Battery Key. in honor of Francis Scott
Key, author of the Star Spdngled Ban
ner."
Battery Stricken. il honor of Brigader
General John Stricken, who commanded the
3d Brigade. Maryland militia in the de-
fense of Baltimore. Md, September Is and
IA. 1914
Battery Harris, in honor of Colonel David
Harris, who ccmman nded regiment of Bal
timore Artillery in the defense of Balt
more, Md, September 13 and IA, 1914
Battery Nicholson. in honor of Judge Jo-
seph IL. Nicholson, captain of volunteer
artillery who commanded the volunteer
artillery in the defense of Fort McHenry,
Md. September Is. 1914.
Battery Clagett, in honor of Lieut.. Levi
Ciagett. killed in the defense of Fort Nc
Henry, Md, September 13, 1911
Battery Lazear. in honor of DR.. Jesse W.
Lazear of Baltimore Md, late an acting
assistant surgeon, United States army,
who while visit to Las Animas Hospi-
tai Havana. Cuba, on September Is, 1900.
and while collecting blood from yellow fe-
Yer patients for scientific study was bitten
by CuleX mosquito and deliberately al
lowed it to satisfy it's hunger, and as a re
suit contracted yellow fever of which he
died on September %. 1900. thus by his self
sacrifice positively determining that the
mosquito carries yellow fever infection.
Fort McRee (Florida).
Battery slemmer, in honor OF Lieut.. Col.
Adam ]. Slemmer, 4th U. S. Infantry, who
was in command of Fort McRee, Florida,
In 1861.
Battery Center. in honor Of Lieut.. Col. ].
r. Center. adjutant, 9th L. S. Infantry, who
was killed in the battle of Okechobee, Flor
ida, December %, 1887.
Fort Du Pont Del).
Battery Read, in honor of George Read,
signer of the Declaration of Independence.
United States senator and chief justice Of
the state of Delaware.
Battery Rodney, in honor of Caesar Rod
ney. a signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, major general of Delaware mill
tia. and delegate to the Continental Con-
gress.
Fort Warren (Mass.).
Battery Lowell, in honor of Brig. Gen.
Charles Russell Lowell. formerly colonel,
I'd Massa Cavalry. and who was
mortally wounded at HaltcWn, Shenan-
doah valley, Va, on August 26, 1864.
Battery Bartlett, In honor of Breyet Mai.
Gen. William +. Bartlett, formerly colonel
Of the 10th and 57th Regiments, Massachu-
eetts Volunteer Infantry.
;. Battery Stevenson. in honor of Brig Gen.
Thomas G.. Stevenson the first colonel of
the oath Regiment Massachusetts Volun-
teer Infantry. who was killed in action at
Spottsylyania. Va, on May 10, 1861 while
In command of the 1st Division of the 9th
Army Corps.
Battery Jack Adams, in honor of Capt
John G. b. Adams 10th Regiment Massa-
r. ffS Inf ybn
tous!y wounded at the battle Of Gettys-
burg. Pennsylvania. and who won a medal
OF honor for distinguished galiantry In ac-
tion.
Battery Plunkett. In honor of sergt
Thomas Plunkett. Company E, 2lst Regi-
ment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
who had both arms shot off while carry
ing the colors on December 13. 1862. In the
battle Of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Fort Flagler (Wash.).
Battery Wilhelm in honor of Capt. VIM.
H Wilhelm, 21st United States Infantry.
who died June II, 1901, from wounds re-
ceived In action at Lipa, Luzon, Philippine
Islands. on June 10. 1901.
Battery Lee. in honor Of Second Lieut..
Walter Hatch Lee, Corps of Engineers.
United States army, who was killed In
tion at I.ipa, Luzon, Philippine Islands,
juno IL, 1901.
Fort Mcdowell (Cal).
Battery Drew, in honor of First Lieut..
Alfred W. Drew. 18th United States Infan-
try. formerly major. Sd Texas Volunteer
Infantry. who killed in action at An
geles. Luzon, Philippine Islands. on August
10 1899.
Battery Ledyard, in honor of First Lieut..
August G. Ledyard. 9th United States In
fantry, who killed In action on the
Island of Negros, Philippine Islands De-
cember =. 1899.
Battery Wallace, in honor Of First Lieut..
Robert Il. Wallace, I'd United States Cav
airy formerly colonel, 37th Infantry. United
States Volunteers. who died March II. 1900,
of wounds received in action at Caloocan,
Iuzon. Philippine Islands, on February ~,
1899.
Fort Baker (Cal).
Battery Spencer. in honor of Maj. Gen.
Joseph Spencer, continental army, who
served with distinction in the war Of the
revolution and who died on January Is,
17S9
Battery Kirby. In honor of First Lieut..
Edmund Kirby, 1St United States Artillery