Fort Barrancas Trench Remnant

Fort Barrancas Trench with wayside

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Here is a remnant of the Barrancas Trench, a long trench dug out of the earth between Fort Barrancas and Advanced Redoubt during the Civil War. In 1863, a party of 60 US soldiers was split into squads of 20 men, who worked six hour shifts day and night, digging until the entrenchment was completed. This ditch was placed in front of a breast-high wall, which served as a formidable obstacle against attacking Confederate troops.