Outlying Gun Battery

— City of Alexandria, Virginia —

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 10, 2020

1. Outlying Gun Battery Marker

Inscription. This outlying 6-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.

Erected by City of Alexandria, Virginia.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Defenses of Washington, and the Virginia, The City of Alexandria series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 49.926′ N, 77° 6.22′ W. Marker was in Alexandria, Virginia. It was in Seminary Hill. It could be reached from West Braddock Road 0.1 miles west of Marlboro Drive, on the right when traveling west. The marker is near the northern section of the walking trail in Fort Ward Park. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 4301 West Braddock Road, Alexandria VA 22304, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: A different marker also named Outlying Gun Battery (here, next to this marker); Profile of the Fort

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(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Northwest Bastion (about 600 feet away); Powder Magazine and Filling Room (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Rifle Trench (about 700 feet away); Fort Ward (about 800 feet away); Jackson Cemetery Memorial (about 800 feet away); Jackson Cemetery (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Other markers no longer nearby. Profile of Fort (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Northwest Bastion (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Powder Magazine and Filling Room (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Rifle Trench (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 10, 2020

2. Outlying Gun Battery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.