Battery Duncan

 fortification, artillery battery

"This Endicott battery was named in GO 194, February 14, l902 in honor of Colonel James Duncan, a West Point graduate, who had a highly distinguished record in the Mexican War. In 1849 he became a Colonel in the Inspector General Dept., but died that same year.

"This battery was armed with two 8-inch breech loading rifles, Model 1888; serial number 8 came from the West Point Foundry and serial 24 from Bethlehem Iron Company. The guns each weighed 32,489 lbs and cost $16,875.00. There were a total of 93 manufactured.

"These were mounted on barbette carriages Model 1892, numbers 2 and 4, and were fabricated at the Watertown Arsenal, and these are the specification for them. #2 was shipped from Watertown Arsenal to Fort Monroe on May 10, 1898, and from there to Fort Baker in 1899. Carriages Built: 9, Original Emplacement: 9, Time Emplaced: 1898-1900, Number of Bolts: 16, Circle Diameter: 9' 10", Parapet Height: 6". Most mounted in temporary emplacements, two designed batteries, Drew (1 emplacement) and Duncan (2 emplacements). The carriage weighted 84,000 lbs and cost $14,000.00."

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