Battery Bingham (Sullivan's Island)

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Two 4.7" British Armstrong guns on pedestal mounts were mounted here from 1899 to 1918.

Battery Bingham was named on May 15, 1903 in honor of 2nd Lieutenant Horatio S. Bingham, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, who was killed December 6, 1866 in action with Sioux Indians near Fort Phil Kearney, Dakota Territory.

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Coordinates: 32°45'32"N 79°51'26"W

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