Although lightly manned, the positions between Batteries 25 and 30, especially Fort Mahone (Battery 29), where Parke was to attack, had been considerably strengthened since their initial construction.
守備隊の配置は薄かったが第25砲台と第30砲台の間の陣地、特にパーク軍団が攻撃したマホーン砦（第29砲台）は、最初に建設されて以来かなり強化されていた。