The following 2004 Photos/Narratives courtesy of Dale Cox, Fort Smith, AR
  
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This is a view of the land or east face of Fort Pickens, taken from the northeast bastion looking south to the Gulf. Although primarily designed to defend Pensacola Bay against a naval attack, Fort Pickens was extremely strong in its landward defenses. Surrounded by a 10 foot dry moat and further protected by a counterscarp, the fort was so strong that Confederate forces never attempted a direct assault on the walls

This is a view looking across the parade ground to the casemates along the northwest front of the fort. The black structure on the left is Battery Pensacola, a concrete installation constructed in the middle of the fort in 1898. Notice how the right end of the far wall has been destroyed. This was not a result of battle damage, but instead was caused by an 1899 magazine explosion the blew Bastion D completely away. Bricks landed across the bay at Fort Barrancas, more than one and one-half miles away