Originally designated Construction No. 237, this battery was the last of the 6-inch batteries to get underway. It was located in the northwest corner of Fort Rosecrans. Work commenced in March 1943 and the Engineers transferred it to the troops in August 1944. It cost $256,000, more than either of the earlier two 6-inch batteries.
It was named in honor of Colonel Charles G. Woodward who as a Captain had commanded Fort Rosecrans from March 1906 to June 1907.
The guns for this battery were 2 6-inch Model 1903A-2 Nos. 40 and 55 manufactured by the Watervliet Arsenal. The carriages were barbette Nos. 103 and 109 manufactured by the Watertown Arsenal.
Taken From of 1940 by Robert D. Zink, The Six-Inch Part of the Modernization Program, Coast Defense Study Group Journal, Vol. 8, No. 2, pgs. 21-39, May 1994.