Battery No. 5

National Register Listing

Street Address:

Stonefield Subdivision, John's Island, SC (Charleston County)

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NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817710122

Description and Narrative:

Like its sister batteries, LeRoy and Battery Number 1, Battery Number 5 was part of Beauregard’s James Island Siege Line built in 1863 to replace General J.C. Pemberton’s faulty defense line. As part of this important siege line, Battery Number 5 was designed to protect against an infantry attack via the Secessionville region of southern James Island. Battery Number 5 also supplemented the firepower of the Secessionville batteries and was kept in good order, mounting four guns in 1865. Battery Number 5 is the eastern terminus of the James Island Siege Line. It overlooks Seaside Creek and Secessionville on the southern edge of James Island. The battery is an earth redan with its right and left faces measuring about 200 feet and the center face about 100 feet. The parapet is approximately 10 feet high. The powder magazine has been destroyed. Listed in the National Register August 11, 1982.

Period of Significance:

1863;1865

Level of Significance:

National

Area of Significance:

Military

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

August 11 1982

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