The South Battery
1790 - 1826
The South Battery
Erected during the War of 1812 to guard Buttermilk Channel. Used as a barracks for the Fife and Drum Corps of the garrison until the first offers mess was established here.
June 20, 1879
Reorganized as the officers club February 3, 1881.
This tablet presented December 1, 1951 by
The Veterans Corps of Artillery, S.N.Y
Constituting
The Society of The War of 1812
Colonel Francis E. Steers
Commandant - President
General Bronze Corporation
Garden City, N.Y.