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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.
5
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.