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49TH CONGRESS, Į HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ( Ex. Doc. 1,
1st Session.

pt. 2, vol. II.

O

ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,

INITED STATES ARMY,

TO THE

SECRETARY OF WAR,

FOR

THE YEAR 1885

IN FOUR PARTS.

PART I.

WASHINGTON:

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

Sci 1529.71

HARVARD COLLEGE

MAY 6 1886
LIBRAIS

The Chief of Engineers,

K.S. A.

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ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1886–7.......

Northern FRONTIER.-Ft. Wayne, Mich., 5; Ft. Porter, N. Y.,5; Ft. Niagara, N. Y.,

Ft. Ontario, N. Y., 6; Ft. Montgomery, N. Y., 7. THE PENOBSCOT, ME.-Ft. Knox, 7.

THE KENNEBEC, ME.-Ft. Popham, 7. PORTLAND, ME.-Ft. Gorges, Ft. Preble, Ft.

Scammel, 8 battery on Portland Head, batteries on Cow Id., batteries on Great

Hog Id., 9. PORTSMOUTH, N. H., AND NAVY-YARD AT KITTERY, ME.-Ft. McClary,

Ft. Constitution, battery on Gerrish's Id., battery on Jerry's Point, 10. BOSTON

AND NAVY-YARD AT CHARLESTOWN, MASS.-Ft. Warren, battery at Long Id. Head,

11; Ft. Winthrop, Ft. Independence, 12. NEW BEDFORD, MASS.-Fort at Clark's

Point, 12. NARRAGANSETT BAY, R. I-Ft. Adams, 13; defenses of Dutch Id., 14;

Ft. Greene, 15. NEW LONDON HARBOR AND NAVY-YARD, CONN.-Ft. Trumbull,

15; Ft. Griswold, 16. NEW HAVEN, CONN.-Ft, Hale, 16. NEW YORK AND NAVY-

YARD AT BROOKLYN.-Ft. Schuyler, fort at Willets Point, 16; defenses of Gov-

ernor's Id., sea-wall on Governor's Id., 17; Ft. Wood, Ft. Hamilton and additional

batteries, 18; mortar battery, Ft. Hamilton, Ft. Lafayette, Ft. Wadsworth, 19;

fort on site of Ft. Tompkins, 20; Glacis Gun Battery (n. of fort on site of Ft.

Tompkins), Glacis Mortar Battery (s. of fort on site of Ft. Tompkins), Battery

Hudson, 21; South Mortar Battery, North Cliff Battery, 22; South Cliff Battery,

Two-gun Battery near fort on site of Ft. Tompkins, 23; fort at Sandy Hook, 24.

PHILADELPHIA AND LEAGUE ISLAND NAVY-YARD.-Ft. Mifflin, 25; mortar battery

at Ft. Mittlin, site for defenses at Red Bank, Ft. Delaware, 26; battery at Finn's

Point, mortar battery at Finn's Point, 27; fort opposite Ft. Delaware, mortar bat-

tery opposite Ft. Delaware, 28. BALTIMORE, MD.-Ft. McHenry, 28; Ft. Carroll, 29.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Ft. Foote, 29; Ft. Washington, 30; obstructions of the Poto-

mac, 31. HAMPTON ROADS AND GOSPORT NAVY-YARD, VA.-Ft. Monroe, 31; arte-

sian well at Ft. Monroe, Ft. Wool, 32. BEAUFORT HARBOR, N. C.-Ft. Macon, 33.

WILMINGTON, N. C.-Ft. Caswell, 34. CHARLESTON, S. C.-Ft. Moultrie, 34; Ft.

Sumter, Ft. Johnson, 35; Castle Pinckney, 36. SAVANNAH, GA.-Ft. Oglethorpe,

Ft. Pulaski, 36; new fort on Tybee Id., 37. CUMBERLAND SOUND.-Ft. Clinch, 37.

SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLA.-Ft. Marion, 38. KEY WEST, FLA.-Ft. Taylor and bat-

teries, 38. HARBOR OF DRY TORTUGAS, FLA.-Ft. Jefferson, 39. PENSACOLA HAR-

BOR AND NAVY-YARD, FLA.-Ft. Pickens, 39; Ft. Barrancas and redoubt, Ft. McRee,

40. MOBILE, ALA.-Ft. Morgan, Ft. Gaines, 41. MISSISSIPPI SOUND.-Fort on Ship

Island, 41. NEW ORLEANS, LA.-Ft. Pike, Ft. Macomb, 42; Tower Dupré, Battery

Bienvenue, tower at Proctorsville, Ft. Jackson, 43; Ft. St. Philip, Ft. Livingston, 44.

GALVESTON, TEX.-Batteries at the entrance to the harbor of Galveston, 45. SAN

DIEGO HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.-Fort at San Diego, 45. SAN FRANCISCO, NAVY-YARD

AT MARE ISLAND AND ARSENAL AT BENICIA, CAL.-Ft. Winfield Scott, 45; fort at

Lime Point, 46; fort on Alcatraz Id., Ft. Mason, batteries on Angel Id., 47.-DE-

FENSES OF THE COLUMBIA, OReg., and WASH.-Ft. Stevens, Ft. Canby, 48.

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