Unnamed Battery No. 1

National Register Listing

Street Address:

James Island, SC (Charleston County)

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NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817710127

Description and Narrative:

This unnamed earth redoubt was the southern end of the eastern James Island line constructed at the direction of General J.C. Pemberton in 1862. Since this line of works was later regarded as ill-conceived and was partially destroyed, this battery is one of two remaining from a line three miles long. At the end of the war this battery mounted only two field guns, but it is important as a good example of an early, enclosed work or redoubt and the only one kept in repair through the war. This square battery is heavily covered with vegetation but is in good condition and measure approximately 240 feet by 200 feet. The parapet is about 12 feet high with a powder magazine about 17 feet in height. Listed in the National Register August 11, 1982.

Period of Significance:

1862

Level of Significance:

National

Area of Significance:

Engineering

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

August 11 1982

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