Battery Carpenter (Portland, Maine)

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Two 6" pedestal mount guns were mounted here from 1906 to 1947.

Battery Carpenter was named on March 30, 1903 in honor of Major Stephen D. Carpenter, 19th U.S. Infantry, who was killed December 31, 1862 at the battle of Stone River, Tennessee.

Battery Carpenter (1906-1947) - Battery Carpenter was a reinforced concrete, Endicott Period 6 inch coastal gun battery on Fort McKinley, Great Diamond Island, Cumberland County, Maine. The battery was named in G.O. 78, 25 May 1903, after Major Stephen D. Carpenter, 19th U.S. Infantry, who was killed 31 Dec 1862, at the battle of Stone River, Tennessee, during the U.S. Civil War. Battery construction started in 1901, was completed in 1905 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 25 May 1906 at a cost of $ 45,400.00. Deactivated in 1947. (Privately Owned)