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Coordinates: 38°47.71′N 77°2.598′W

Battery Rodgers
Battery Rodgers was a gun emplacement that
Battery Rodgers
composed a portion of the American Civil War
defenses of the American capital city of Washington, Alexandria, Virginia
D.C.

Contents
Construction
Notes
References
External links

Construction
Built in 1863, Battery Rodgers was constructed with
the ability to interdict sea traffic sailing up the
Potomac River to Washington. From its position on a The layout of Battery Rodgers as it existed
28-foot high cliff overlooking Battery Cove, it was
during the Civil War. Gun emplacements can be
positioned with a clear view of fire and was ably suited
to guarding the southern Potomac River and Accotink seen at the center bottom of the picture, while
Road (Fort Hunt Rd.) approaches to Washington. The the remainder of the battery complex is located
battery was named for George W. Rodgers, a captain in in the center.
the Union Navy who was killed during an attack on
Fort Wagner.[1]

It was 185 feet long with sides of 60 and 80 feet.[2]

During the war, the battery mounted one 6.4 inch (100
pounder) Parrott rifle and one 15-inch Rodman gun,
one of the largest guns in the world at that time. The
guns were supplied by two adjacent powder magazines, Battery
Rodgers
and the battery complex included a hospital, barracks,
mess hall, and prison. It was garrisoned by 6 Coordinates 38.795167°N 77.0433°W
commissioned officers, 1 ordnance sergeant, and 256
men. Following the conclusion of the war, the Battery Site information
was disbanded and its guns were removed to other Condition demolished
locations in Washington. The land on which the battery Site history
rested was sold soon afterward, due in no small part to
its location in the center of Alexandria, Virginia. Built 1863
In use 1863-1865
Today, no portion of the battery still stands, but it is
memorialized by a small marker in Alexandria, at the Materials earth
intersection of South Lee Street and Green Street and
the corner of Jones Point Park. The Rodman gun used at the battery was moved across the Potomac
to Fort Foote, and can still be seen there today.

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View of Battery A 15-inch Rodman Another view of One of the dug-in

Rodgers with 8-inch gun in Battery Battery Rodgers ammunition
(200-pdr) Parrott Rodgers. showing the 8-inch magazines at
rifle in front and 15- (200-pdr) Parrott Battery Rodgers.
inch Rodman gun rifle and the 15-inch
behind. Rodman gun.

The site of Battery

Rodgers in 2009

Notes
1. Alexandria Times 2010.
2. Cooling 2009.

References
"Out of the Attic: Battery Rodgers" (http://alextimes.com/2010/06/out-of-the-attic-8/). The
Alexandria Times. Alexandria, VA. 3 June 2010.
Cooling III, Benjamin Franklin; Owen II, Walton H. (6 October 2009). Mr. Lincoln's Forts: A Guide
to the Civil War Defenses of Washington (https://books.google.com/books?id=3qRIuDHJoTEC).
Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6307-1.
Howe, A.P. (1891). "Report from Headquarters, Inspector of Artillery, May 17, 1864" (http://0-cdl.li
brary.cornell.edu.source.unco.edu/moa/browse.monographs/waro.html). The War of the
Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I.
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. XXXVI (II): 883–897. Retrieved 2007-11-25.

External links
Alexandria Archeology, Battery Rodgers (http://oha.alexandriava.gov/archaeology/jonespoint/ar-jp
t-battery.html)
Battery Rodgers Marker – Historical Marker Database (http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=
41413)
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