The 3rd US at San Francisco Bay

The 3rd US was given the duty of protecting strategic harbors in california from 1854 to well after the civil war. Here are a few photos from that period.

(ed. note) Battery I was at Fort Pointe, Battery H was at alcatraz
and Battery L&M was stationed At the San Francisco Presidio.

 

Alcatraz 3rd US Battery H in dress uniforms

3rd US Battery H 1866. Notice the sack coats and forage caps with brass cannons.
Also Notice that it takes four people to carry 1 cannon ball! It is believed that the cannons are 11 inch Rodmans put in around 1864 on Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay.
 

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