Caponiere

During the 1840s, improvements were made to this wall, the fort's defensively weakest part. The parapet was raised, and an outer work called a caponiere was added. A protected passageway leads to the outerwork, which mounted four howitzers in the chamber ahead and two on the upper level. Although these weapons are no longer here, the tracks they were mounted on remain. These traverse rails made it easy to position the howitzers for firing.

Fort Hunt, Virginia · United States