Outlying Gun Battery (Historical Marker)

Here follows the inscription written on this trailside historical marker:

Outlying Gun Battery
Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site
— City of Alexandria, Virginia —

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.