Outlying Gun Battery
This outlying six-gun battery was constructed to cover the ravine where Interstate 395 is located today. The remains of a covered-way rifle trench that extended from the Northwest Bastion is visible near the park road. This trench provided protection for troops moving from the fort to support the outlying gun battery.
Fig. 1/ Map showing gun battery location. (Image shows an outline of Fort Ward with the Rifle Trench extending to the north from one of the Fort’s points. A six-gun battery is located northwest of the fort.)