Tag: Georgia

Fort Pulaski (Fort Pulaski National Monument, GA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Civil War, Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia1 Comment

- Civil War Series - An imposing structure with walls 11 feet thick, Fort Pulaski was widely regarded at the start of the Civil War as an impenetrable fortress guarding Savannah, Georgia from a Federal naval attack. The U.S. Chief of Engineers, referring to the fort’s heavy masonry walls, once quipped: “You might as well …

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Fort McAllister (Fort McAllister State Historic Park, GA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Civil War, Georgia1 Comment

- Civil War Series - Roughly a 40-minute drive south of Savannah, Georgia, Fort McAllister State Historic Park preserves one of the country’s best remaining examples of a Civil War earthwork fortification. Constructed early in the war, Fort McAllister occupied a key position on the Ogeechee River and played an important role in facilitating the …

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