Battery Cheves

National Register Listing

Street Address:

James Island, SC (Charleston County)

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NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817710129

Description and Narrative:

Battery Cheves was built in 1863 and named for Capt. Langdon Cheves, Confederate engineer killed at Morris Island in 1863. This battery was designed to protect the area between Fort Johnson and Battery Haskell from amphibious attack coming from Morris Island. Cheves mounted two pieces of heavy artillery at the time of capture. Battery Cheves is located on the southeastern shore of James Island in a suburban residential area. A simple open battery with four gun emplacements, Battery Cheves is about 280 feel long with a parapet 12.5 feet high and a powder magazine about 15 feet high. The total position is approximately 240 feet deep. It is currently completely obscured by a dense growth of vegetation. Listed in the National Register August 11, 1982.

Period of Significance:

1863

Level of Significance:

National

Area of Significance:

Military

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

August 11 1982

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