Concluding our look at Civil War sites at Torreya State Park in Gadsden County, Florida, this photograph shows one of the deep trenches that connected the emplacements of the Confederate artillery battery in the park.
As you can see here, the trenches were deep enough to provide shelter for soldiers moving back and forth between the pair emplacements. The segment of trench visible here leading off to the left of the trench was an observation platform/rifle pit to be occupied when the cannon of the battery were in action.
There were a total of six emplacements at Torreya, grouped in pairs of two. Each two were connected by a trench like this, forming three separate positions.
To read more about Torreya State Park, please visit www.exploresouthernhistory.com/torreyastatepark.com.
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