1st Session.

pt. 2, vol. II.

ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,

UNITED STATES ARMY,

TO THE

SECRETARY OF WAR,

FOR

THE YEAR 1885

IN FOUR PARTS.

PART I.

WASHINGTON:

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

NORTHERN FRONTIER.-Ft. Wayne, Mich., 5; Ft. Porter, N.Y., 5; Ft. Niagara, N. Y.,

Ft. Ontario, N. Y., 6; Ft. Montgomery, N. Y., 7. THE PENOBSCOT, ME.-Ft. Knox, 7.

THE KENNEBEC, ME.-Ft. Popham, 7. PORTLAND, ME.-Ft. Gorges, Ft. Preble, Ft.

Scammel, 8; battery on Portland Head, batteries on Cow Id., batteries on Great

Hog Id., 9. PORTSMOUTH, N. H., AND NAVY-YARD AT KITTERY, ME.-Ft. McClary,

Ft. Constitution, battery on Gerrish's Id., battery on Jerry's Point, 10. BOSTON

AND NAVY-YARD AT CHARLESTOWN, MASS.-Ft. Warren, battery at Long Id. Head,

11; Ft. Winthrop, Ft. Independence, 12. NEW BEDFORD, MASS.-Fort at Clark's

Point, 12. NARRAGANSETT BAY, R. I —Ft. Adams, 13; defenses of Dutch Id., 14;

Ft. Greene, 15. NEW LONDON HARBOR AND NAVY-YARD, CONN.-Ft. Trumbull,

15; Ft. Griswold, 16. NEW HAVEN, CONN.-Ft, Hale, 16. NEW YORK AND NAVY-

YARD AT BROOKLYN.-Ft. Schuyler, fort at Willets Point, 16; defenses of Gov-

ernor's Id., sea-wall on Governor's Id., 17; Ft. Wood, Ft. Hamilton and additional

batteries, 18; mortar battery, Ft. Hamilton, Ft. Lafayette, Ft. Wadsworth, 19;

fort on site of Ft. Tompkins, 20; Glacis Gun Battery (n. of fort on site of Ft.

Tompkins), Glacis Mortar Battery (s. of fort on site of Ft. Tompkins), Battery

Hudson, 21; South Mortar Battery, North Cliff Battery, 22; South Cliff Battery,

Two-gun Battery near fort on site of Ft. Tompkins, 23; fort at Sandy Hook, 24.

PHILADELPHIA AND LEAGUE ISLAND NAVY-YARD.-Ft. Mifflin, 25; mortar battery

at Ft. Mifflin, site for defenses at Red Bank, Ft. Delaware, 26; battery at Finn's

Point, mortar battery at Finn's Point, 27; foit opposite Ft. Delaware, mortar bat-

tery opposite Ft. Delaware, 28. BALTIMORE, MD.-Ft. McHenry, 28; Ft. Carroll, 29.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Ft. Foote, 29; Ft. Washington, 30; obstructions of the Poto-

mac, 31. HAMPTON ROADS AND GOSPORT NAVY-YARD, VA.-Ft. Monroe, 31; arte-

sian well at Ft. Monroe, Ft. Wool, 32. BEAUFORT HARBOR, N. C.-Ft. Macon, 33.

WILMINGTON, N. C.-Ft. Caswell, 34. CHARLESTON, S. C.-Ft. Moultrie, 34; Ft.

Sumter, Ft. Johnson, 35; Castle Pinckney, 36. SAVANNAH, GA.-Ft. Oglethorpe,

Ft. Pulaski, 36; new fort on Tybee Id., 37. CUMBERLAND SOUND.-Ft. Clinch, 37.

SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLA.-Ft. Marion, 38. KEY WEST, FLA.-Ft. Taylor and bat-

teries, 38. HARBOR OF DRY TORTUGAS, FLA.-Ft. Jefferson, 39. PENSACOLA HAR-

BOR AND NAVY-YARD, FLA.-Ft. Pickens, 39; Ft. Barrancas and redoubt, Ft. McRee,

40. MOBILE, ALA.-Ft. Morgan, Ft. Gaines, 41. MISSISSIPPI SOUND.-Fort on Ship

Island, 41. NEW ORLEANS, LA.-Ft. Pike, Ft. Macomb, 42; Tower Dupré, Battery

Bienvenue, tower at Proctorsville, Ft. Jackson. 43; Ft. St. Philip, Ft. Livingston, 44.

GALVESTON, TEX.-Batteries at the entrance to the harbor of Galveston, 45. SAN

DIEGO HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.-Fort at San Diego, 45. SAN FRANCISCO, NAVY-YARD

AT MARE ISLAND AND ARSENAL AT BENICIA, ČAL.-Ft. Winfield Scott, 45; fort at

Lime Point, 46; fort on Alcatraz Id., Ft. Mason, batteries on Angel Id., 47.-DE-

FENSES OF THE COLUMBIA, OREG., AND WASH.-Ft. Stevens, Ft. Canby, 48.

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