Near Pensacola in Escambia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Resisting Land-Based Assaults
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Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, March 14, 2017
1. Resisting Land-based Assaults Marker
The Advanced Redoubt had a unique mission among four 1800s forts at Pensacola: resisting land-based attacks on the Navy Yard. The redoubt saw little action, but during the Civil War it quickly repulsed a raid from the west by Brig. Gen. James H. Clanton's Confederate brigade against the 14th Corps d'Afrique and the 7th Vermont Infantry. The other three forts were designed to defend Pensacola from invasions from the gulf. Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island and Fort McRee on Perdido Key guarded the channel. Fort Barrancas, facing the harbor entrance, could support their crossfire and fire cannonballs at any ships that entered the bay and harbor.
Third System Forts
Americans built harbor forts during the Revolutionary War (first system) and another series of forts between 1789 and 1812 (second system). Advanced Redoubt and Forts Barrancas, Pickens, and McRee were part of the Third System of coastal fortifications built between 1816 and 1870.
(caption) Outmoded and not in use when completed in 1870, Advanced Redoubt was soon overtaken by vegetation. The fort was stabilized in 1975-76 by the National Park Service. To see the front of the fort, walk to the opposite side.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil.
Location. 30° 21.322′ N, 87° 17.811′ W. Marker is near Pensacola, Florida, in Escambia County. It can be reached from Taylor Road south of Tow Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at Advanced Redoubt of Fort Barrancas, part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pensacola FL 32508, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance
Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, March 14, 2017
2. Advanced Redoubt at Fort Barrancas
More about this marker. It is within Naval Air Station Pensacola. Visitors are required to have a military ID card and/or prior permission to enter.
Also see . . . Gulf Islands National Seashore - Advanced Redoubt. National Park Service (Submitted on July 30, 2024.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 451 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on July 28, 2024, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
