I just returned from the fort itself as I was able to travel there for the 27th War College over last weekend. Now I will just post a couple of pictures from the trip as I learned so much about the area, battle and 18th century warfare in general.
First some details of a diorama they display at the museum. Very nice indeed as it is always great to see how the artist has envisioned the event and its surroundings. In my humble opinion, there should be a lot more abatis, but I assume this was more of a challenge with the required effort to create the diorama than historical accuracy.
Pay attention to those firing holes between the logs, that really is an awesome detail!
A small detail of the fort between a demi-lune and the main walls. Masonry was added mostly later and the original Fort Carillon was built more or less out of timber.
Artillery at the fort. This gun (or cannon) is towards the Mt. Independence. I believe they fire this piece although I did not have time for any of the shows! There were a ton of various types of artillery at the fort and I will add more pics later.
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