Battery No. 5 is a historic artillery battery located at James Island, Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1863, as part of the James Island Siege Line. At the close of the war it was armed with four guns. The earthen redoubt's left faces measuring about 200 feet and the center face about 100 feet. It has a 10 foot high parapet wall.[2][3]

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Battery No. 5 is located in South Carolina
Battery No. 5
Battery No. 5 is located in the United States
Battery No. 5
LocationStonefield Subdivision, James Island, Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates32°42′30″N 79°57′18″W / 32.70833°N 79.95500°W / 32.70833; -79.95500
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1863 (1863)
MPSCivil War Defenses of Charleston TR
NRHP reference No.82004788[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ unknown (n.d.). "Battery No. 5" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Battery #5, Charleston County (Riverland Dr., James Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01.