| United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - 1870 - 628 pages
...Fort at Sandy Hook, Neir Jersey, in charge of Lieutenant Colonel John Neicton, Corps of Engineer*. — One of the great objects of this work is to prevent...the lower bay as an anchorage by an enemy's fleets. The work, as projected, is mainly casemated, aud as yet no satisfactory plans for its modification... | |
| United States. Congress. House - 1871 - 676 pages
...is asked for the next fiscal year. Fort at Sandy HooJc, New Jersey, in charge of Lieutenant Colonel John Newton, Corps of Engineers. — One of the great...the lower bay as an anchorage by an enemy's fleets. The work, as projected, is mainly casemated, and as yet no satisfactory plans for its modification... | |
| United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - 1876 - 952 pages
...others. No separate appropriation asked for next fiscal year. Fort at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, in charge of Lieut. Col. John Newton, Corps of Engineers. —...appropriation was made for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1S77. No appropriation asked for next fiscal year. Fort Mißin, Delaware River, Pennsylvania, in... | |
| United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - 1877 - 922 pages
...Newton, Corps of Engineers, until April 21, 1877 ; since that date in charge of Capt. James Mercur, Corps of Engineers. — One of the great objects of...the lower bay as an anchorage by an enemy's fleets. ÍTo work was done during the past year, except slight repairs to the jetties. No appropriation was... | |
| United States. War Department - 1877 - 920 pages
...Neicton, G»rps of Engineers, until April 21, 1877 ; since that date in charge of Capt. James Mereur, Corps of Engineers. — One of the great objects of...occupation of the lower bay as an anchorage by an euemy's fleets. No work was done during the past year, except slight repairs to the jetties. lort MiffUn,... | |
| United States. Congress. House - 1878 - 936 pages
...Newton, Corps of Engineers, until April 21, 1877 ; since that date in charge of Capt. James Mercur, Corps of Engineers. — One of the great objects of...lower bay as an anchorage by an enemy's fleets. No work was done during the past year, except slight repairs to the jetties. Fort Mißin, Delaware River,... | |
| United States. Congress. House - 1879 - 1050 pages
...Mercur, Corps of Engineers, until July ,'JO, 1877 ; since that date in charge of Col. Henry W. Benham, Corps of Engineers. — One of the great objects of...occupation of the lower bay as an anchorage by an enemy's fieets. No funds having been available no work has been done upon this fort during the past year. This... | |
| 1885 - 804 pages
...and commands the southern approaches by sea of the harbor and city of New York, and is also designed to prevent the occupation of the Lower Bay as an anchorage, by an enemy's fleet. The condition of the fort remains essentially the same as for years past, with the exception... | |
| United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - 1877 - 920 pages
...Newton, Corps of Engineers, until April 21, 1877 ; since that date in charge of Capt. James Mercur, Corps of Engineers. — One of the great objects of...lower bay as an anchorage by an enemy's fleets. No work was done during the past year, except slight repairs to the jetties. No appropriation was maile... | |
| 1876 - 1088 pages
...year. Fot t at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, in charge of Lieut. Col. John Neicton, Corps of Engineers.—One of the great objects of this work is to prevent the...the lower bay as an anchorage by an enemy's fleets. During the past year no operations were carried on at this work except such as were necessary for the... | |
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