No. 43.

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, April 4, 1900.

The following order from the War Department is published to the Army for the information and guidance of all concerned: WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, March 24, 1900.

By direction of the President, and under the provisions of paragraph 198, Army Regulations, names to new batteries which have recently been constructed and sites for works to be constructed along the seacoast of the United States are hereby announced, as follows:

PORTLAND HARBOR, MAINE.

Reservation on Cushing Island, Fort Levett, in honor of Christopher Levett, who explored Portland Harbor in 1623 and built the first fortified structure in the vicinity.

Twelve-inch battery, Cushing Island, Battery Bowdoin, in honor of James Bowdoin, governor of Massachusetts, 1785-86, then including within its territorial limits the present State of Maine, and a member of the Federal Constitutional Convention.

Ten-inch battery, Cushing Island, Battery Kendrick, in honor of the late Professor Henry Lane Kendrick, who served with distinction as an officer in the war with Mexico and as a professor of sciences, U. S. Military Academy, 1857-80.

Battery of three 8-inch guns on South Fork, Great Diamond Island, Battery Weymouth, in honor of Captain George Weymouth, who made extensive explorations in this region, 1605.

Battery of two 8-inch guns on South Fork, Great Diamond Island, Battery Honeycutt, in honor of the late Captain John T. Honeycutt, 6th U. S. Artillery, a distinguished artillerist, who died October 12, 1898, of typhoid fever contracted in the faithful performance of duty in the field.

Twelve-inch battery, North Fork, Great Diamond Island, Battery Berry, in honor of the late Major General Hiram G. Berry, U. S. Volunteers, a native of Maine, who was killed in action at Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 2, 1863.

Battery of three 8-inch guns on North Fork, Great Diamond Island, Battery Thompson, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Thompson, of the Massachusetts Militia, who effected the capture of Captain H. Mowett, then in command of certain British vessels in the harbor of Falmouth, and thereby averted for the time being the destruction of that town, now Portland, October, 1775.

PORTSMOUTH HARBOR, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Reservation on Gerrish Island, Maine, Fort Foster, in honor of the late

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, who served with distinction in the war with Mexico and in the war of 1861-65, attaining the rank of major general, U. S. Volunteers, in the latter.

Jerrys Point, New Hampshire. Fort Stark, in honor of John Stark, who in command of the New Hampshire forces at the Battle of Bennington, August 16, 1777, achieved a brilliant victory, for which he was awarded the thanks of Congress and a commission as brigadier general in the Continental Army, in which position he served with unusual distinction until the close of the war.

BOSTON HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.

Gun battery reservation, Grovers Cliff, Fort Heath, in honor of William Heath, a delegate from Massachusetts to the Federal Constitutional Convention, who served faithfully and honorably as a major general in the Continental Army during the war of the Revolution.

Twelve-inch battery reservation, Grovers Cliff, Battery Theodore Winthrop, in honor of the late Major Theodore Winthrop, U. S. Volunteers, killed in action, June 10, 1861, at Big Bethel, Virginia.

Lovells Island. Fort Standish, in honor of Myles Standish, a famous soldier who joined the expedition sailing on the "Mayflower" and gained distinction in the defense of the Plymouth colony and in the direction of operations against hostile Indians, 1620-56.

Nantasket Head reservation near Hull, Fort Revere, in honor of Paul Revere, a native of Massachusetts and lieutenant colonel of artillery in the Continental Army, who, on the night of April 18, 1775, made his famous ride from Charlestown to Concord, warning the inhabitants of the approach of the British.

Peddocks Island, Fort Andrews, in honor of George Leonard Andrews, professor of languages. U. S. Military Academy, 1861-92, who served throughout the war of 1861-65, and was brevetted major general of volunteers for faithful and meritorious service.

NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND.

Reservation at the Dumplings. Conanicut Island. Fort Wetherill, in honor of the late Captain Alexander M. Wetherill, 6th U. S. Infantry, killed in action, July 1, 198, at San Juan. Santiago, Cuba.

Mortar battery at Fort Greble. Battery Sedgwick, in honor of the late Major General John Sedgwick, U. S. Volunteers, a distinguished soldier of the war with Mexico and the war of 1861-65, who was killed at the Battle of Spottsylvania, May 9, 1864.

Ten-inch battery at Fort Greble, Battery Hale, in honor of Captain Nathan Hale, of the revolutionary forces, who was captured by the British and hanged as a spy September 22. 1776.

Mortar battery at Fort Adams, Battery Greene, in honor of Major General Nathaniel Greene. Continental Army, a distinguished citizen of Rhode Island, who exercised important command under General Washington and in the Carolinas during the war of the Revolution.

EASTERN ENTRANCE TO LONG ISLAND SOUND.

Reservation at Mapatree Point, Rhode Island, Fort Mansfield, in honor of the late Major General J. K. F. Mansfield, U. S. Volunteers, Inspector

General, U. S. Army, 1853-61. who was a veteran of the war with Mexico and the war of 1861-65, and died September 18, 1862, of wounds received at the Battle of Antietam, the day previous.

Fishers Island, New York, Fort H. G. Wright, in honor of the late Major General Horatio G. Wright, U. S. Volunteers, a distinguished officer of the war of 1861-65, and Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army, 1879-84.

EASTERN ENTRANCE TO NEW YORK HARBOR.

Six-inch battery at Fort Totten, Battery Mahan, in honor of the late Dennis H. Mahan, professor of engineering, U. S. Military Academy, 1832-71.

Mortar battery at Fort Totten, Battery King, in honor of the late Lieutenant Colonel William R. King, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, who served with distinction during the war of 1861-65, and was the designer of a successful counterpoise gun carriage for seacoast guns.

SOUTHERN ENTRANCE TO NEW YORK HARBOR.

Twelve-inch battery on King estate, Fort Newton, Battery Richmond, after old Fort Richmond, now Fort Wadsworth, which was named from the county in which it was situated.

Twelve-inch battery in old Battery Hudson, Battery Hudson, after the old earth battery in which located.

Eight-inch battery. Fort Wadsworth, Battery Duane, in honor of the late Brigadier General James C. Duane, U. S. Army, a native of New York, a distinguished officer of the war of 1861 65, and Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army, 1856-88.

Battery of seven 10-inch guns, Fort Hamilton, Battery Gillmore, in honor of the late Major General Quincy A. Gillmore. U. S. Volunteers, colonel, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, a distinguished officer of the war of 1861-65.

Battery of four 12-inch guns, Fort Hamilton, Battery Doubleday, in honor of the late Major General Abner Doubleday, U. S. Volunteers, a native of New York, and a distinguished offer of the war with Mexico and the war of 1861-65.

Seven-gun battery in old stone fort at Sandy Hook, Battery Halleck, in honor of the late Major General Henry W. Halleck, U. S. Army, commander-in-chief of the United States Army, 1862-64.

Battery of two 10-inch guns at Fort Hancock, Battery Granger, in honor of the late Major General Gordon Granger, U. S. Volunteers, a native of New York, and a distinguished officer of the war with Mexico and the war of 1861-65.

BALTIMORE HARBOR, MARYLAND.

Reservation at North Point, Maryland. Fort Howard, in honor of Colonel John Eager Howard, a famous soldier of the Maryland line, who served with distinction during the war of the Revolution.

Reservation at Rock Point. Maryland, Fort Smallwood, in honor of Major General William Smallwood, Continental Army, who served as

POTOMAC RIVER.

Battery B, for two 10-inch guns at Fort Washington, Battery Decatur, in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur, U. S. Navy, a native of Maryland, who served with marked distinction in the war with Tripoli and in the war of 1812.

Battery C, for two 10-inch guns at Fort Washington, Battery Emory, in honor of the late Major General William H. Emory, U. S. Volunteers, a native of Maryland, and a distinguished soldier of the war with Mexico, and the war of 1861-65.

Battery D for two 10-inch guns at Fort Washington, Battery Humphreys, in honor of the late Major General Andrew A. Humphreys, U. S. Volunteers, who served with distinction during the war of 1861-65, and was Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army, 1866-79.

Mortar battery, Fort Washington, Battery Meigs, in honor of the late Brevet Major General Montgomery C. Meigs, Quartermaster General, U. S. Army, 1861-82, whose name is identified with many works in the vicinity.

Battery of three 8-inch guns at Fort Hunt, Battery Mount Vernon, after the home of George Washington, which is near by.

PORT ROYAL HARBOR, SOUTH CAROLINA.

Reservation on St. Helena Island, Fort Fremont, in honor of the late Major General John C. Fremont, U. S. Army, of South Carolina, famous for his early explorations in the far west and for the part taken by him in the early history of California.

SAVANNAH HARBOR, GEORGIA.

Mortar battery at Fort Screven, Battery Habersham, in honor of Major Joseph Habersham, Continental Army, who rendered distinguished service during the Revolution and was afterwards Postmaster General, 1795-1801.

Battery of four 8-inch guns at Fort Screven, Battery Brumby, in honor of the late Lieutenant Thomas M. Brumby, U. S. Navy, who was flag officer of the Pacific squadron which defeated the Spanish squadron in the Bay of Manila, May 1, 1898.

KEY WEST, FLORIDA.

Entire reservation adjacent to old Fort Taylor, Fort Taylor, after the original masonry work.

Six-gun battery, Battery De Leon, in honor of Juan Ponce de Leon, the Spanish explorer who was first to laud on the coast of Florida and took formal possession in the name of the King of Spain, April 8, 1513.

Twelve-inch gun battery, Battery Osceola, after the famous Seminole Indian chief of that name.

Mortar battery, Battery Seminole, after the Indian tribe of that name who were at one time numerous and powerful in this section.

TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA.

Reservation on Egmont Key, Fort Dade, in honor of Major Francis L. Dade, U. S. Army, massacred by Seminole Indians, December 28, 1835.

Reservation on Mullet Key, Fort De Soto, in honor of Fernando De Soto, the Spanish explorer who, commissioned by the King of Spain to undertake the conquest of Florida, landed May 25, 1539, and after lengthy wanderings and bitter disappointments, died and was buried in the waters of the Mississippi.

PENSACOLA BAY, FLORIDA.

Mortar battery at Fort Pickens, Battery Worth, in honor of Brevet Major General William J. Worth, U. S. Army, who commanded the forces engaged against the Florida Indians, 1842, and served with distinction during the war with Mexico.

Battery of four 10-inch guns at Fort Pickens, Battery Cullum, in honor of the late Brigadier General George W. Cullum, U. S. Volunteers, a distinguished officer of the war of 1861-65, who, by his munificence toward the U. S. Military Academy, endeared himself to all its graduates.

MOBILE BAY, ALABAMA.

Mortar battery at Fort Morgan, Battery Dearborn, in honor of Henry Dearborn, a distinguished soldier of the war of the Revolution, and Secretary of War, 1801-09.

Eight-inch battery at Fort Morgan, Battery Bowyer, in honor of Colonel John Bowyer, U. S. Army, a distinguished soldier, after whom the fort at Mobile Point was named in 1813, which, while so named, repulsed the British fleet September 15, 1814.

GALVESTON BAY, TEXAS.

City Beach reservation, Fort Crockett, in honor of David Crockett, a famous hunter and distinguished legislator and militia officer, who joined the Texans in their struggle for independence and was killed in the famous defense of the Alamo, March 6, 1836.

Reservation at Bolivar Point, Fort Travis, in honor of William B. Travis, who, in command of the Texan forces, gallantly perished in the defense of the Alamo, March 6, 1836.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA.

Reservation at Point Lobos, Fort Miley, in honor of the late Lieutenant Colonel John D. Miley, U. S. Volunteers, 1st lieutenant, 2d U. S. Artillery, who died September 19, 1899, at Manila, P. I.

Angel Island, Fort McDowell, in honor of the late Major General Irvin McDowell, U. S. Army, a distinguished officer of the war with Mexico and the war of 1861-65, who commanded the Department of California and Division of the Pacific, and whose name is identified with many of the improvements in the reservation of the Presidio.

MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER.

Battery of six 10-inch guns at Fort Stevens, Battery Lewis, in honor of Captain Meriwether Lewis, U. S. Army, who, in association with Captain William Clark, traversed this section, 1804-06.

Mortar battery at Fort Stevens, Battery Clark, in honor of Captain William Clark, U. S. Army, of the Lewis and Clark Exploring Expedition