Battery 31
Confederate Defense Line
Part of the original Confederate defense line constructed in 1862 – 1863. On April 2, 1865, the battery located in this position took part in stopping a heavy Union attack at Fort Mahone, one third of a mile east. Severe fighting continued until nightfall when the battery was withdrawn.
Marker is on Coggin Street 0.1 miles north of Glenroy Street, in the median.
Courtesy hmdb.org
