Knowledge

Fort Pulaski National Monument

Source 📝

483: 767: 743: 791: 779: 590: 450: 598: 54: 79: 755: 731: 813: 442: 86: 61: 638:". As a result of these conditions, thirteen of the men would die at the fort and be buried outside of its walls. After the war ended, Fort Pulaski continued briefly as a military and political prison. It would house a Confederate Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of War, Assistant Secretary of War as well as three state governors, a senator, and the men who had commanded the fort after it had been taken by the South. 526: 40: 655: 647: 534: 1145: 573:
a soldier must hold his position to the last extremity, which means extermination, but this was not one of them.... That the fort could and would be absolutely destroyed by the force of the enemy was a demonstrated fact,... while our own power to harm them had been reduced to a minimum,... I am still convinced that there was nothing else that could be done.
572:
We were absolutely isolated beyond any possibility of help from the Confederate authorities, and I did not feel warranted in exposing the garrison to the hazard of the blowing up of our main magazine -- a danger which had just been proved well within the limits of probability.... There are times when
428:
of the time had a range of only around half a mile, and the nearest land (Tybee Island) was much further away than that. It was assumed that the fort would be invincible to enemy attack. In reference to the fort's strength, United States Chief of Engineers, General Totten, remarked that "you might as
617:
The garrison of Union soldiers reached 600 during the initial occupation, but as the war dragged on, it became clear that Southern forces would not be able to retake the fort. The garrison was later reduced to about 250. In October of 1864, the fort became a prison for captured Confederate soldiers,
685:
Fort Pulaski was opened to the public only for a short time before the beginning of World War II, which would see further use of Cockspur Island as a section base for the US Navy. After the war, Fort Pulaski reverted to the control of the Park Service and was administratively listed on the
564:. The rifled projectiles could be accurately fired farther (4–5 miles) than the larger and heavier smoothbore cannonballs. Within 30 hours, the new rifled cannon had breached one of the fort's corner walls. Shells now passed through the fort dangerously close to the main 420:
Wooden pilings were sunk up to 70 feet (21.3 m) into the mud to support an estimated 25 million bricks. Fort Pulaski was finally completed in 1847, after 18 years of construction and nearly $ 1 million (~$ 27.7 million in 2023) in construction costs.
469:
By December 1861, Tybee Island was thought to be too isolated and unprepared for conflict and so was abandoned by Confederate forces. This allowed Union troops to gain a foothold across the Savannah River from Fort Pulaski. Union forces, under
3113: 605:
Within six weeks of the surrender, Union forces repaired the fort, and all shipping into and out of Savannah ceased. The loss of Savannah as a viable Confederate port crippled its war effort. With the Fort securely in Union control, General
2850: 2750: 665:
By the turn of the 20th century, the fort began to fall into disrepair. In an effort to save the old fort, the War Department finally declared Fort Pulaski a National Monument on October 15, 1924, by presidential proclamation of
416:
of coastal fortifications, which were characterized by greater structural durability than the earlier works. Most of the nearly 30 Third System forts built after 1816 still exist along the Atlantic and the Gulf Coasts.
461:
ordered Fort Pulaski to be taken by his state. A steamship carrying 110 men from Savannah traveled downriver, and the fort was seized by the state. After the secession of Georgia in February 1861, the state joined the
3188: 610:, commander of the Union garrison, issued General Order Number 7 on April 16, 1862, which stated that all enslaved at the fort and on Cockspur Island were now free. Fort Pulaski was made a final destination on the 2188: 826: 482: 3143: 457:
Though completed in 1847, Fort Pulaski was under the control of only two caretakers until 1860, when South Carolina seceded from the United States and set in motion the Civil War. Georgia Governor
3193: 3198: 568:. Reluctantly, Colonel Olmstead surrendered the fort. Only two soldiers (one Confederate and one Union) were killed in the attack. Olmstead's decision to surrender haunted him for decades: 742: 2213: 3183: 2178: 2277: 1177: 577:
Gillmore succeeded almost entirely because of his rifled cannon, which caused massive damage in the walls of the fort. Gillmore's triumph won him promotion from engineer captain to
2055: 2163: 501: 2025: 3173: 3133: 2148: 766: 3158: 2198: 662:
Between 1869 and 1872 the demilune to the rear of the Fort was covered with powder magazines, and the few gun positions that were left were enlarged for heavier guns.
369:
from a foreign invasion. Construction of a fort to protect the port of Savannah began in 1829 under the direction of Major General Babcock and later Second Lieutenant
3163: 2208: 3056: 2158: 2133: 3071: 2218: 2168: 1508: 2970: 2820: 2332: 3041: 2270: 1170: 3203: 129: 3208: 3178: 2457: 2940: 2895: 2422: 1237: 778: 1531: 53: 1120: 790: 3128: 2407: 2263: 2088: 1163: 1011: 78: 3093: 3066: 3061: 3026: 3009: 2915: 2123: 1227: 1149: 1057: 846: 2582: 2512: 2980: 1394: 3168: 3051: 2910: 2805: 2662: 2577: 2532: 1516: 3153: 2795: 2707: 2612: 2567: 1232: 2697: 2587: 2517: 1306: 552:
Fort Pulaski was prepared for a possible infantry attack, but it never endured a direct land assault. Using 36 guns, including the new
2930: 2880: 2865: 2760: 2652: 2337: 2312: 3123: 3046: 2462: 2317: 1526: 1283: 1242: 1098: 980: 3148: 2950: 2810: 2302: 2236: 1908: 1880: 1198: 622:." The rations given to these men consisted of "moldy bread, soured pickles, and limited water," resulting in multiple cases of " 234: 3138: 2955: 2890: 2785: 2562: 2542: 2522: 2402: 2342: 1845: 1467: 1222: 545:
On the morning of April 10, 1862, Union forces asked for the surrender of the Fort to prevent needless loss of life. Colonel
2875: 1346: 1321: 1186: 1137: 928: 687: 225: 3076: 2800: 2667: 2617: 2377: 2307: 1820: 1810: 1521: 1422: 1326: 1311: 1301: 2985: 2960: 2745: 2592: 2527: 2392: 2367: 2362: 2347: 1875: 3118: 2920: 2855: 2682: 2602: 2427: 2372: 2286: 1732: 1498: 1336: 1331: 1252: 1080: 730: 2975: 2945: 2642: 2507: 2467: 1885: 1316: 1260: 754: 3036: 3031: 2935: 2870: 2780: 2765: 2717: 2537: 2472: 2442: 2138: 1959: 1275: 671: 2965: 2815: 2790: 2775: 2712: 2657: 2647: 2547: 2502: 2397: 2183: 1805: 1567: 374: 2845: 2727: 2627: 2357: 2322: 1900: 1782: 1742: 1712: 1572: 1452: 463: 993: 424:
Walls were 11 feet thick and were thought to be impenetrable except by only the largest land artillery. The
3005: 2905: 2860: 2755: 2622: 2597: 2557: 2497: 2447: 2412: 2060: 1835: 1747: 1697: 17: 3081: 2840: 2692: 2672: 2632: 2572: 2552: 2327: 2243: 2203: 2143: 2103: 2065: 1923: 1752: 1702: 1677: 1642: 1632: 1577: 1554: 818: 715: 679: 719:
for the shooting of scenes in which Lincoln confronts zombies who had overrun a Confederate stronghold.
2925: 2900: 2702: 2452: 2437: 2417: 2352: 1855: 1772: 1727: 1672: 1667: 1627: 1622: 1602: 1597: 1562: 873: 449: 402: 2996: 2830: 2722: 2153: 2108: 1830: 1800: 1757: 1687: 1662: 1652: 1617: 1407: 1356: 589: 529:
Closeup of damage inflicted on Fort Pulaski by Union artillery on Big Tybee Island, April 12–14, 1862
2607: 2113: 1607: 1582: 1457: 1447: 1427: 1293: 1012:"History of Emancipation: Gen. David Hunter and General Orders No. 7 - Georgia Historical Society" 334:
in 1862, the success of which rendered brick fortifications obsolete. The fort was also used as a
3013: 2687: 1974: 1954: 1707: 1592: 1442: 106: 2382: 2030: 1890: 1485: 342: 2294: 2050: 1647: 1612: 1587: 1437: 1432: 1207: 976: 933: 841: 831: 675: 561: 520: 308: 195: 597: 3000: 2045: 1913: 1815: 1682: 1657: 1545: 1412: 1217: 1190: 797: 619: 611: 565: 335: 312: 2255: 1033: 8: 2173: 1938: 1737: 1722: 1402: 1032:
Savannah, Mailing Address: 41 Cockspur Island Road; Us, GA 31410 Phone:219-4233 Contact.
553: 546: 390: 3017: 1969: 1865: 1860: 1840: 1762: 1637: 1417: 889: 471: 331: 3114:
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
276: 2737: 2070: 1767: 1493: 1076: 1051: 578: 425: 406: 394: 304: 117: 1132:
Fort Pulaski, Visitor Center, Cockspur Island, Savannah vicinity, Chatham County, GA
947: 2040: 2035: 2015: 1928: 1825: 1777: 1374: 1364: 401:, played a large role in training Revolutionary troops, and took part in sieges at 614:, as slaves throughout the area were freed upon their arrival to Cockspur Island. 2193: 2098: 2093: 1933: 1850: 1692: 1475: 1379: 1369: 703: 698: 696:
In November 2009, Fort Pulaski was used in the filming of Robert Redford's movie
667: 593:
Sign of the southwest magazine in which prisoners were kept in "dark confinement"
458: 430: 382: 346: 300: 2387: 1984: 507: 486: 378: 902: 3107: 2885: 2677: 2637: 1979: 1964: 1918: 1717: 1384: 1341: 1155: 557: 370: 366: 362: 144: 131: 693:
Fort Pulaski remains open to the public, with a museum opened in the 1980s.
2492: 2477: 2432: 707: 607: 413: 1034:"Fort Facts - Fort Pulaski National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)" 3189:
Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
2482: 2020: 852: 748:
Room where Colonel Olmstead surrendered to the Union Army, April 11, 1862
627: 441: 358: 1131: 1124: 713:
It was used once again in filming the 2012 action comedy horror B-movie
1870: 835: 623: 398: 320: 702:, based on the conspiracy involving the assassination of US President 2851:
Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon
2770: 2751:
Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon
631: 1125:
Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah vicinity, Chatham County, GA
525: 678:
on August 10, 1933. Repairs were then started, and members of the
474:, began constructing batteries along the beaches of Tybee Island. 39: 923: 682:
arrived on Cockspur Island and began rehabilitation of the fort.
654: 324: 3144:
National Park Service National Monuments in Georgia (U.S. state)
646: 533: 377:. The new fort would be on Cockspur Island, at the mouth of the 3194:
National Register of Historic Places in Chatham County, Georgia
1144: 635: 386: 349:(containing the fort) and all of the adjacent McQueens Island. 327: 3199:
American Civil War on the National Register of Historic Places
855:
gave after his first arrival in Georgia is also on the grounds
445:
Fort Pulaski used as Confederate prison camp from 1861 to 1862
365:
ordered a new system of coastal fortifications to protect the
549:, commander of the Confederate garrison, rejected the offer. 205: 2285: 1113: 538: 381:. In 1833, the facility was named Fort Pulaski in honor of 3184:
Historic American Buildings Survey in Georgia (U.S. state)
948:"Prisoner of War Experience (U.S. National Park Service)" 706:, most notably as the site for the gallows used to hang 2219:
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance Outdoor Activity Center
514: 85: 60: 389:
soldier and military commander who fought during the
808: 3174:
Civilian Conservation Corps in Georgia (U.S. state)
3134:
Buildings and structures in Chatham County, Georgia
3159:American Civil War museums in Georgia (U.S. state) 2204:Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum & Nature Center 1238:Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park 851:Marker commemorating a thanksgiving service which 3072:President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home 2089:Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center 1532:Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve 772:Bunks that were used by prisoners at Fort Pulaski 3164:Military and war museums in Georgia (U.S. state) 3105: 27:19th-century fort that is a US National monument 879:. Land Resource Division, National Park Service 847:List of national monuments of the United States 1185: 466:, and Confederate troops moved into the fort. 412:Fort Pulaski belonged to what is known as the 2271: 1171: 994:"Fort Pulaski NM Historical Handbook, No. 18" 1517:Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area 601:Historical marker about General Orders No. 7 3204:1924 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) 2189:Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center 1233:Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park 1056:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 3209:Monuments and memorials to Casimir Pulaski 3179:Protected areas of Chatham County, Georgia 2278: 2264: 1178: 1164: 971: 969: 967: 537:Wall that was breached and repaired with 510:, near Fort Pulaski; under flag-of-truce. 226:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 2194:Panola Mountain State Park Nature Center 981:United States Department of the Interior 874:"Listing of acreage – December 31, 2011" 784:Close-up of the moat around Fort Pulaski 670:. The monument was transferred from the 653: 645: 596: 588: 532: 524: 481: 448: 440: 3129:Defunct prisons in Georgia (U.S. state) 2287:National monuments of the United States 2237:Georgia Department of Natural Resources 964: 827:List of Civil War POW Prisons and Camps 14: 3106: 1031: 924:"National Register Information System" 2259: 1527:Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary 1159: 1075:. Arcadia Publishing SC. p. 89. 991: 903:"NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report" 895: 890:National Park Service Acreage Reports 2971:Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 2821:Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 1070: 929:National Register of Historic Places 688:National Register of Historic Places 3169:Protected areas established in 1924 3042:Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad 1522:Cumberland Island National Seashore 1423:Cumberland Island National Seashore 1095:The National Parks: Index 2001–2003 916: 866: 515:Siege and reduction of Fort Pulaski 477: 24: 3154:Museums in Chatham County, Georgia 2214:Tybee Island Marine Science Center 2174:Grand Bay Wetland Education Center 1121:Historic American Buildings Survey 838:included in this national monument 25: 3220: 2458:Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley 1499:Pinhoti National Recreation Trail 1210:historic sites and military parks 1105: 2179:Melvin L. Newman Wetlands Center 1143: 811: 789: 777: 765: 753: 741: 736:Wall damaged by Union artillery 729: 584: 84: 77: 59: 52: 38: 3124:American Civil War prison camps 3057:Northeast Canyons and Seamounts 2139:Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center 1960:Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center 1099:U.S. Department of the Interior 618:mostly officers, known as "The 352: 3149:Underground Railroad locations 2771:Camp Hale – Continental Divide 2408:Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers 2184:Oatland Island Wildlife Center 2056:Robert G. Hunter Memorial Park 1150:Fort Pulaski National Monument 1064: 1025: 1004: 985: 940: 560:, Union troops began the long 297:Fort Pulaski National Monument 271: 206:Fort Pulaski National Monument 33:Fort Pulaski National Monument 13: 1: 3139:Forts in Georgia (U.S. state) 3062:Pacific Remote Islands Marine 3027:Aleutian Islands World War II 2333:Belmont-Paul Women's Equality 2164:Elachee Nature Science Center 1453:Southern Nantahala Wilderness 859: 464:Confederate States of America 93:Show map of the United States 2941:Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks 2583:Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home 2513:George Washington Birthplace 2061:Roswell Recreation and Parks 1836:Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation 436: 7: 2981:Upper Missouri River Breaks 2244:Georgia Forestry Commission 2154:Dauset Trails Nature Center 2144:Chattahoochee Nature Center 2104:Morningside Nature Preserve 2066:Seaborn Jones Memorial Park 819:Georgia (U.S. State) portal 804: 716:Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies 680:Civilian Conservation Corps 562:bombardment of Fort Pulaski 164:5,623 acres (22.76 km) 10: 3225: 3052:Military Working Dog Teams 2806:Saint Francis Dam Disaster 2663:Springfield 1908 Race Riot 2578:Little Bighorn Battlefield 2149:Cochran Mill Nature Center 1876:Pickett's Mill Battlefield 1357:National Natural Landmarks 1228:Martin Luther King Jr. NHP 1208:National Historical Parks, 1130:HABS No. GA-2158-A, " 1123:(HABS) No. GA-2158, " 1071:Guss, John Walker (2015). 722: 641: 518: 187:408,104 (in 2011) 172:October 15, 1924 3090: 2994: 2916:Grand Staircase–Escalante 2829: 2736: 2708:Virgin Islands Coral Reef 2568:Katahdin Woods and Waters 2293: 2231: 2199:Sandy Creek Nature Center 2122: 2109:Phinizy Swamp Nature Park 2079: 2008: 1997: 1947: 1899: 1791: 1553: 1544: 1507: 1484: 1466: 1408:Blood Mountain Wilderness 1393: 1355: 1294:National wildlife refuges 1292: 1274: 1251: 1206: 1197: 290: 282: 270:NRHP reference  269: 261: 253: 249:260 acres (105.2 ha) 245: 241: 232: 223: 219: 215: 211: 201: 191: 183: 168: 160: 123: 113: 102: 46: 37: 32: 3119:American Civil War forts 3067:Papahānaumokuākea Marine 2698:Tule Springs Fossil Beds 2588:Mill Springs Battlefield 2518:George Washington Carver 2124:Nature and environmental 2114:Reynolds Nature Preserve 1846:Jefferson Davis Memorial 1458:Tray Mountain Wilderness 1448:Rich Mountain Wilderness 1428:Ellicott Rock Wilderness 658:Entrance to Fort Pulaski 453:Col. Charles H. Olmstead 2931:Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks 2881:Canyons of the Ancients 2866:Berryessa Snow Mountain 2761:Berryessa Snow Mountain 2653:Salinas Pueblo Missions 2338:Birmingham Civil Rights 2313:Alibates Flint Quarries 2209:Tidelands Nature Center 1955:Centennial Olympic Park 1663:James H. "Sloppy" Floyd 1443:Raven Cliffs Wilderness 975:Fort Pulaski brochure, 905:. National Park Service 650:Aerial view of the fort 373:, a recent graduate of 107:Chatham County, Georgia 3047:Marianas Trench Marine 2911:Grand Canyon–Parashant 2533:Grand Canyon–Parashant 2463:Florissant Fossil Beds 2383:Castillo de San Marcos 2159:Dunwoody Nature Center 2134:Birdsong Nature Center 1856:Lapham–Patterson House 1468:Wild and scenic rivers 659: 651: 602: 594: 575: 542: 530: 511: 454: 446: 397:. Pulaski was a noted 319:, the place where the 235:U.S. Historic district 2951:Prehistoric Trackways 2811:San Gabriel Mountains 2678:Sunset Crater Volcano 2303:African Burial Ground 2295:National Park Service 2169:Georgia Nature Center 2051:Okefenokee Swamp Park 1811:Dahlonega Gold Museum 1509:Other protected areas 1438:Okefenokee Wilderness 1433:Mark Trail Wilderness 977:National Park Service 934:National Park Service 842:Siege of Fort Pulaski 832:Cockspur Island Light 690:on October 15, 1966. 676:National Park Service 657: 649: 600: 592: 570: 536: 528: 521:Siege of Fort Pulaski 485: 452: 444: 393:under the command of 330:in combat during the 196:National Park Service 145:32.02722°N 80.89028°W 2956:RĂ­o Grande del Norte 2786:Gila Cliff Dwellings 2563:John Day Fossil Beds 2543:Hagerman Fossil Beds 2523:Gila Cliff Dwellings 2343:Booker T. Washington 2046:Murphey Candler Park 1816:Etowah Indian Mounds 1413:Brasstown Wilderness 1284:Chattahoochee–Oconee 1152:at Wikimedia Commons 992:Lattimore, Ralston. 798:Immortal Six Hundred 760:Fort Pulaski in 2012 620:Immortal Six Hundred 612:Underground Railroad 336:prisoner-of-war camp 323:successfully tested 2896:Craters of the Moon 2423:Craters of the Moon 1985:Stone Mountain Park 1881:Robert Toombs House 1568:Black Rock Mountain 1403:Big Frog Wilderness 1243:Ocmulgee Mounds NHP 554:James Rifled Cannon 547:Charles H. Olmstead 506:and other ships at 391:American Revolution 192:Governing body 150:32.02722; -80.89028 141: /  68:Show map of Georgia 3094:Full Detailed List 2876:California Coastal 1970:Len Foote Hike Inn 1866:Little White House 1861:Lebanon Plantation 1841:Jarrell Plantation 1783:Watson Mill Bridge 1743:Standing Boy Creek 1713:Richard B. Russell 1573:Chattahoochee Bend 1418:Cohutta Wilderness 1253:National monuments 660: 652: 603: 595: 543: 531: 512: 472:Quincy A. Gillmore 455: 447: 332:American Civil War 3101: 3100: 3077:Rose Atoll Marine 2738:US Forest Service 2668:Statue of Liberty 2618:Organ Pipe Cactus 2378:Casa Grande Ruins 2308:Agate Fossil Beds 2253: 2252: 2227: 2226: 2126:education centers 2071:Shaking Rock Park 2031:Hartwell Lakeside 2026:Cobb County Parks 1993: 1992: 1748:Stephen C. Foster 1698:Providence Canyon 1540: 1539: 1494:Appalachian Trail 1307:Blackbeard Island 1218:Andersonville NHS 1148:Media related to 1140:historical marker 796:Memorial for the 579:brigadier general 429:well bombard the 426:smoothbore cannon 395:George Washington 345:includes most of 343:National Monument 294: 293: 118:Savannah, Georgia 114:Nearest city 16:(Redirected from 3216: 2986:Vermilion Cliffs 2961:San Juan Islands 2891:Cascade–Siskiyou 2796:Mount St. Helens 2746:Admiralty Island 2593:Montezuma Castle 2528:Governors Island 2393:Castle Mountains 2368:Cape Krusenstern 2363:Canyon de Chelly 2348:Buck Island Reef 2280: 2273: 2266: 2257: 2256: 2082:nature preserves 2041:McIntosh Reserve 2016:Bobby Brown Park 2006: 2005: 1826:Fort King George 1806:Chief Vann House 1753:Sweetwater Creek 1703:Red Top Mountain 1678:Magnolia Springs 1643:Hard Labor Creek 1633:Georgia Veterans 1578:Cloudland Canyon 1551: 1550: 1395:Wilderness areas 1375:Okefenokee Swamp 1276:National forests 1223:Jimmy Carter NHP 1204: 1203: 1180: 1173: 1166: 1157: 1156: 1147: 1117: 1116: 1114:Official website 1087: 1086: 1068: 1062: 1061: 1055: 1047: 1045: 1044: 1029: 1023: 1022: 1020: 1019: 1008: 1002: 1001: 989: 983: 973: 962: 961: 959: 958: 944: 938: 937: 920: 914: 913: 911: 910: 899: 893: 887: 885: 884: 878: 870: 821: 816: 815: 814: 793: 781: 769: 757: 745: 733: 478:Confederate fort 286:October 15, 1966 273: 179: 177: 156: 155: 153: 152: 151: 146: 142: 139: 138: 137: 134: 94: 88: 87: 81: 69: 63: 62: 56: 42: 30: 29: 21: 3224: 3223: 3219: 3218: 3217: 3215: 3214: 3213: 3104: 3103: 3102: 3097: 3086: 3004: 2990: 2921:Ironwood Forest 2856:Basin and Range 2833:Land Management 2832: 2825: 2732: 2683:Timpanogos Cave 2603:Natural Bridges 2428:Devils Postpile 2403:CĂŠsar E. ChĂĄvez 2373:Capulin Volcano 2289: 2284: 2254: 2249: 2223: 2125: 2118: 2099:Marshall Forest 2094:Fernbank Forest 2081: 2075: 2001: 1999: 1989: 1943: 1895: 1851:Kolomoki Mounds 1821:Fort McAllister 1793: 1787: 1773:Victoria Bryant 1733:Smithgall Woods 1728:Skidaway Island 1693:Panola Mountain 1673:Little Ocmulgee 1668:Laura S. Walker 1628:George T. Bagby 1623:George L. Smith 1603:Florence Marina 1563:Amicalola Falls 1536: 1503: 1486:National trails 1480: 1476:Chattooga River 1462: 1389: 1380:Panola Mountain 1370:Marshall Forest 1351: 1288: 1270: 1247: 1209: 1193: 1187:Protected areas 1184: 1112: 1111: 1108: 1091: 1090: 1083: 1069: 1065: 1049: 1048: 1042: 1040: 1030: 1026: 1017: 1015: 1010: 1009: 1005: 990: 986: 974: 965: 956: 954: 946: 945: 941: 936:. July 9, 2010. 922: 921: 917: 908: 906: 901: 900: 896: 882: 880: 876: 872: 871: 867: 862: 817: 812: 810: 807: 800: 794: 785: 782: 773: 770: 761: 758: 749: 746: 737: 734: 725: 704:Abraham Lincoln 699:The Conspirator 668:Calvin Coolidge 644: 587: 566:powder magazine 541:around the fort 523: 517: 480: 459:Joseph E. Brown 439: 431:Rocky Mountains 383:Casimir Pulaski 361:, US President 355: 347:Cockspur Island 315:. It preserves 301:Cockspur Island 237: 228: 176:1924-October-15 175: 173: 149: 147: 143: 140: 135: 132: 130: 128: 127: 98: 97: 96: 95: 92: 91: 90: 89: 72: 71: 70: 67: 66: 65: 64: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3222: 3212: 3211: 3206: 3201: 3196: 3191: 3186: 3181: 3176: 3171: 3166: 3161: 3156: 3151: 3146: 3141: 3136: 3131: 3126: 3121: 3116: 3099: 3098: 3091: 3088: 3087: 3085: 3084: 3079: 3074: 3069: 3064: 3059: 3054: 3049: 3044: 3039: 3034: 3029: 3023: 3021: 2992: 2991: 2989: 2988: 2983: 2978: 2976:Sonoran Desert 2973: 2968: 2963: 2958: 2953: 2948: 2946:Pompeys Pillar 2943: 2938: 2933: 2928: 2923: 2918: 2913: 2908: 2903: 2898: 2893: 2888: 2883: 2878: 2873: 2868: 2863: 2858: 2853: 2848: 2843: 2837: 2835: 2827: 2826: 2824: 2823: 2818: 2813: 2808: 2803: 2798: 2793: 2788: 2783: 2778: 2773: 2768: 2763: 2758: 2753: 2748: 2742: 2740: 2734: 2733: 2731: 2730: 2725: 2720: 2715: 2710: 2705: 2700: 2695: 2690: 2685: 2680: 2675: 2670: 2665: 2660: 2655: 2650: 2645: 2643:Rainbow Bridge 2640: 2635: 2630: 2625: 2620: 2615: 2610: 2605: 2600: 2595: 2590: 2585: 2580: 2575: 2570: 2565: 2560: 2555: 2550: 2545: 2540: 2535: 2530: 2525: 2520: 2515: 2510: 2508:Freedom Riders 2505: 2500: 2495: 2490: 2485: 2480: 2475: 2470: 2468:Fort Frederica 2465: 2460: 2455: 2450: 2445: 2440: 2435: 2430: 2425: 2420: 2415: 2410: 2405: 2400: 2395: 2390: 2388:Castle Clinton 2385: 2380: 2375: 2370: 2365: 2360: 2355: 2350: 2345: 2340: 2335: 2330: 2325: 2320: 2315: 2310: 2305: 2299: 2297: 2291: 2290: 2283: 2282: 2275: 2268: 2260: 2251: 2250: 2248: 2247: 2240: 2232: 2229: 2228: 2225: 2224: 2222: 2221: 2216: 2211: 2206: 2201: 2196: 2191: 2186: 2181: 2176: 2171: 2166: 2161: 2156: 2151: 2146: 2141: 2136: 2130: 2128: 2120: 2119: 2117: 2116: 2111: 2106: 2101: 2096: 2091: 2085: 2083: 2077: 2076: 2074: 2073: 2068: 2063: 2058: 2053: 2048: 2043: 2038: 2033: 2028: 2023: 2018: 2012: 2010: 2003: 1995: 1994: 1991: 1990: 1988: 1987: 1982: 1977: 1975:Radium Springs 1972: 1967: 1962: 1957: 1951: 1949: 1945: 1944: 1942: 1941: 1936: 1931: 1926: 1924:Dixon Memorial 1921: 1916: 1911: 1905: 1903: 1897: 1896: 1894: 1893: 1888: 1886:Travelers Rest 1883: 1878: 1873: 1868: 1863: 1858: 1853: 1848: 1843: 1838: 1833: 1828: 1823: 1818: 1813: 1808: 1803: 1801:A. H. Stephens 1797: 1795: 1792:Historic parks 1789: 1788: 1786: 1785: 1780: 1775: 1770: 1765: 1760: 1758:Tallulah Gorge 1755: 1750: 1745: 1740: 1738:Sprewell Bluff 1735: 1730: 1725: 1720: 1715: 1710: 1705: 1700: 1695: 1690: 1688:Moccasin Creek 1685: 1680: 1675: 1670: 1665: 1660: 1655: 1653:Indian Springs 1650: 1645: 1640: 1635: 1630: 1625: 1620: 1618:General Coffee 1615: 1610: 1605: 1600: 1598:F.D. Roosevelt 1595: 1590: 1585: 1580: 1575: 1570: 1565: 1559: 1557: 1548: 1542: 1541: 1538: 1537: 1535: 1534: 1529: 1524: 1519: 1513: 1511: 1505: 1504: 1502: 1501: 1496: 1490: 1488: 1482: 1481: 1479: 1478: 1472: 1470: 1464: 1463: 1461: 1460: 1455: 1450: 1445: 1440: 1435: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1405: 1399: 1397: 1391: 1390: 1388: 1387: 1382: 1377: 1372: 1367: 1361: 1359: 1353: 1352: 1350: 1349: 1344: 1339: 1334: 1329: 1324: 1319: 1314: 1309: 1304: 1298: 1296: 1290: 1289: 1287: 1286: 1280: 1278: 1272: 1271: 1269: 1268: 1263: 1261:Fort Frederica 1257: 1255: 1249: 1248: 1246: 1245: 1240: 1235: 1230: 1225: 1220: 1214: 1212: 1201: 1195: 1194: 1183: 1182: 1175: 1168: 1160: 1154: 1153: 1141: 1135: 1128: 1118: 1107: 1106:External links 1104: 1103: 1102: 1097:. Washington: 1089: 1088: 1081: 1063: 1024: 1003: 984: 963: 939: 915: 894: 864: 863: 861: 858: 857: 856: 849: 844: 839: 829: 823: 822: 806: 803: 802: 801: 795: 788: 786: 783: 776: 774: 771: 764: 762: 759: 752: 750: 747: 740: 738: 735: 728: 724: 721: 672:War Department 643: 640: 586: 583: 558:Parrott rifles 519:Main article: 516: 513: 508:Savannah River 479: 476: 438: 435: 379:Savannah River 354: 351: 299:is located on 292: 291: 288: 287: 284: 280: 279: 274: 267: 266: 265:Bernard, Simon 263: 259: 258: 255: 251: 250: 247: 243: 242: 239: 238: 233: 230: 229: 224: 221: 220: 217: 216: 213: 212: 209: 208: 203: 199: 198: 193: 189: 188: 185: 181: 180: 170: 166: 165: 162: 158: 157: 125: 121: 120: 115: 111: 110: 104: 100: 99: 83: 82: 76: 75: 74: 73: 58: 57: 51: 50: 49: 48: 47: 44: 43: 35: 34: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3221: 3210: 3207: 3205: 3202: 3200: 3197: 3195: 3192: 3190: 3187: 3185: 3182: 3180: 3177: 3175: 3172: 3170: 3167: 3165: 3162: 3160: 3157: 3155: 3152: 3150: 3147: 3145: 3142: 3140: 3137: 3135: 3132: 3130: 3127: 3125: 3122: 3120: 3117: 3115: 3112: 3111: 3109: 3096: 3095: 3089: 3083: 3080: 3078: 3075: 3073: 3070: 3068: 3065: 3063: 3060: 3058: 3055: 3053: 3050: 3048: 3045: 3043: 3040: 3038: 3037:Hanford Reach 3035: 3033: 3032:Castner Range 3030: 3028: 3025: 3024: 3022: 3019: 3015: 3011: 3007: 3002: 2998: 2993: 2987: 2984: 2982: 2979: 2977: 2974: 2972: 2969: 2967: 2964: 2962: 2959: 2957: 2954: 2952: 2949: 2947: 2944: 2942: 2939: 2937: 2936:Mojave Trails 2934: 2932: 2929: 2927: 2924: 2922: 2919: 2917: 2914: 2912: 2909: 2907: 2904: 2902: 2899: 2897: 2894: 2892: 2889: 2887: 2886:Carrizo Plain 2884: 2882: 2879: 2877: 2874: 2872: 2871:Browns Canyon 2869: 2867: 2864: 2862: 2859: 2857: 2854: 2852: 2849: 2847: 2844: 2842: 2839: 2838: 2836: 2834: 2828: 2822: 2819: 2817: 2814: 2812: 2809: 2807: 2804: 2802: 2799: 2797: 2794: 2792: 2789: 2787: 2784: 2782: 2781:Giant Sequoia 2779: 2777: 2774: 2772: 2769: 2767: 2766:Browns Canyon 2764: 2762: 2759: 2757: 2754: 2752: 2749: 2747: 2744: 2743: 2741: 2739: 2735: 2729: 2726: 2724: 2721: 2719: 2718:Walnut Canyon 2716: 2714: 2711: 2709: 2706: 2704: 2701: 2699: 2696: 2694: 2691: 2689: 2686: 2684: 2681: 2679: 2676: 2674: 2671: 2669: 2666: 2664: 2661: 2659: 2656: 2654: 2651: 2649: 2646: 2644: 2641: 2639: 2638:Poverty Point 2636: 2634: 2631: 2629: 2626: 2624: 2621: 2619: 2616: 2614: 2611: 2609: 2606: 2604: 2601: 2599: 2596: 2594: 2591: 2589: 2586: 2584: 2581: 2579: 2576: 2574: 2571: 2569: 2566: 2564: 2561: 2559: 2556: 2554: 2551: 2549: 2546: 2544: 2541: 2539: 2538:Grand Portage 2536: 2534: 2531: 2529: 2526: 2524: 2521: 2519: 2516: 2514: 2511: 2509: 2506: 2504: 2501: 2499: 2496: 2494: 2491: 2489: 2486: 2484: 2481: 2479: 2476: 2474: 2473:Fort Matanzas 2471: 2469: 2466: 2464: 2461: 2459: 2456: 2454: 2451: 2449: 2446: 2444: 2443:Effigy Mounds 2441: 2439: 2436: 2434: 2431: 2429: 2426: 2424: 2421: 2419: 2416: 2414: 2411: 2409: 2406: 2404: 2401: 2399: 2396: 2394: 2391: 2389: 2386: 2384: 2381: 2379: 2376: 2374: 2371: 2369: 2366: 2364: 2361: 2359: 2356: 2354: 2351: 2349: 2346: 2344: 2341: 2339: 2336: 2334: 2331: 2329: 2326: 2324: 2321: 2319: 2316: 2314: 2311: 2309: 2306: 2304: 2301: 2300: 2298: 2296: 2292: 2288: 2281: 2276: 2274: 2269: 2267: 2262: 2261: 2258: 2246: 2245: 2241: 2239: 2238: 2234: 2233: 2230: 2220: 2217: 2215: 2212: 2210: 2207: 2205: 2202: 2200: 2197: 2195: 2192: 2190: 2187: 2185: 2182: 2180: 2177: 2175: 2172: 2170: 2167: 2165: 2162: 2160: 2157: 2155: 2152: 2150: 2147: 2145: 2142: 2140: 2137: 2135: 2132: 2131: 2129: 2127: 2121: 2115: 2112: 2110: 2107: 2105: 2102: 2100: 2097: 2095: 2092: 2090: 2087: 2086: 2084: 2078: 2072: 2069: 2067: 2064: 2062: 2059: 2057: 2054: 2052: 2049: 2047: 2044: 2042: 2039: 2037: 2034: 2032: 2029: 2027: 2024: 2022: 2019: 2017: 2014: 2013: 2011: 2007: 2004: 1996: 1986: 1983: 1981: 1980:Sapelo Island 1978: 1976: 1973: 1971: 1968: 1966: 1965:Jekyll Island 1963: 1961: 1958: 1956: 1953: 1952: 1950: 1946: 1940: 1937: 1935: 1932: 1930: 1927: 1925: 1922: 1920: 1917: 1915: 1914:Broxton Rocks 1912: 1910: 1907: 1906: 1904: 1902: 1898: 1892: 1889: 1887: 1884: 1882: 1879: 1877: 1874: 1872: 1869: 1867: 1864: 1862: 1859: 1857: 1854: 1852: 1849: 1847: 1844: 1842: 1839: 1837: 1834: 1832: 1829: 1827: 1824: 1822: 1819: 1817: 1814: 1812: 1809: 1807: 1804: 1802: 1799: 1798: 1796: 1790: 1784: 1781: 1779: 1776: 1774: 1771: 1769: 1766: 1764: 1761: 1759: 1756: 1754: 1751: 1749: 1746: 1744: 1741: 1739: 1736: 1734: 1731: 1729: 1726: 1724: 1721: 1719: 1718:Sapelo Island 1716: 1714: 1711: 1709: 1706: 1704: 1701: 1699: 1696: 1694: 1691: 1689: 1686: 1684: 1681: 1679: 1676: 1674: 1671: 1669: 1666: 1664: 1661: 1659: 1656: 1654: 1651: 1649: 1646: 1644: 1641: 1639: 1636: 1634: 1631: 1629: 1626: 1624: 1621: 1619: 1616: 1614: 1611: 1609: 1608:Fort Mountain 1606: 1604: 1601: 1599: 1596: 1594: 1591: 1589: 1586: 1584: 1583:Crooked River 1581: 1579: 1576: 1574: 1571: 1569: 1566: 1564: 1561: 1560: 1558: 1556: 1552: 1549: 1547: 1543: 1533: 1530: 1528: 1525: 1523: 1520: 1518: 1515: 1514: 1512: 1510: 1506: 1500: 1497: 1495: 1492: 1491: 1489: 1487: 1483: 1477: 1474: 1473: 1471: 1469: 1465: 1459: 1456: 1454: 1451: 1449: 1446: 1444: 1441: 1439: 1436: 1434: 1431: 1429: 1426: 1424: 1421: 1419: 1416: 1414: 1411: 1409: 1406: 1404: 1401: 1400: 1398: 1396: 1392: 1386: 1385:Wassaw Island 1383: 1381: 1378: 1376: 1373: 1371: 1368: 1366: 1365:Heggie's Rock 1363: 1362: 1360: 1358: 1354: 1348: 1345: 1343: 1340: 1338: 1335: 1333: 1330: 1328: 1325: 1323: 1320: 1318: 1315: 1313: 1310: 1308: 1305: 1303: 1300: 1299: 1297: 1295: 1291: 1285: 1282: 1281: 1279: 1277: 1273: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1259: 1258: 1256: 1254: 1250: 1244: 1241: 1239: 1236: 1234: 1231: 1229: 1226: 1224: 1221: 1219: 1216: 1215: 1213: 1211: 1205: 1202: 1200: 1196: 1192: 1188: 1181: 1176: 1174: 1169: 1167: 1162: 1161: 1158: 1151: 1146: 1142: 1139: 1136: 1133: 1129: 1126: 1122: 1119: 1115: 1110: 1109: 1100: 1096: 1093: 1092: 1084: 1082:9781467113731 1078: 1074: 1067: 1059: 1053: 1039: 1035: 1028: 1013: 1007: 999: 995: 988: 982: 978: 972: 970: 968: 953: 949: 943: 935: 931: 930: 925: 919: 904: 898: 891: 875: 869: 865: 854: 850: 848: 845: 843: 840: 837: 833: 830: 828: 825: 824: 820: 809: 799: 792: 787: 780: 775: 768: 763: 756: 751: 744: 739: 732: 727: 726: 720: 718: 717: 711: 709: 705: 701: 700: 694: 691: 689: 683: 681: 677: 673: 669: 663: 656: 648: 639: 637: 633: 629: 625: 621: 615: 613: 609: 599: 591: 585:Union control 582: 580: 574: 569: 567: 563: 559: 555: 550: 548: 540: 535: 527: 522: 509: 505: 504: 499: 495: 491: 490: 484: 475: 473: 467: 465: 460: 451: 443: 434: 432: 427: 422: 418: 415: 410: 408: 404: 400: 396: 392: 388: 384: 380: 376: 372: 371:Robert E. Lee 368: 367:United States 364: 363:James Madison 360: 350: 348: 344: 339: 337: 333: 329: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 289: 285: 283:Added to NRHP 281: 278: 275: 268: 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 231: 227: 222: 218: 214: 210: 207: 204: 200: 197: 194: 190: 186: 182: 171: 167: 163: 159: 154: 126: 122: 119: 116: 112: 108: 105: 101: 80: 55: 45: 41: 36: 31: 19: 3092: 2966:Sand to Snow 2816:Sand to Snow 2791:Misty Fjords 2776:Chimney Rock 2713:Waco Mammoth 2658:Scotts Bluff 2648:Russell Cave 2613:Oregon Caves 2548:Hohokam Pima 2503:Fossil Butte 2493:Fort Stanwix 2488:Fort Pulaski 2487: 2478:Fort McHenry 2433:Devils Tower 2398:Cedar Breaks 2242: 2235: 2080:Forests and 1939:Spirit Creek 1708:Reed Bingham 1593:Elijah Clark 1266:Fort Pulaski 1265: 1138:Fort Pulaski 1094: 1073:Fort Pulaski 1072: 1066: 1041:. Retrieved 1037: 1027: 1016:. Retrieved 1014:. 2014-06-16 1006: 997: 987: 955:. Retrieved 951: 942: 927: 918: 907:. Retrieved 897: 881:. Retrieved 868: 714: 712: 710:and others. 708:Mary Surratt 697: 695: 692: 684: 664: 661: 616: 608:David Hunter 604: 576: 571: 551: 544: 502: 497: 493: 492:(misspelled 488: 468: 456: 423: 419: 414:Third System 411: 356: 353:Construction 340: 317:Fort Pulaski 316: 309:Tybee Island 296: 295: 18:Fort Pulaski 2846:Avi Kwa Ame 2728:Yucca House 2628:Pipe Spring 2483:Fort Monroe 2358:Camp Nelson 2323:Aztec Ruins 2036:John Tanner 2021:Chehaw Park 1831:Fort Morris 1347:Wolf Island 1322:Harris Neck 1038:www.nps.gov 952:www.nps.gov 853:John Wesley 628:dehydration 494:Livingstone 359:War of 1812 148: / 124:Coordinates 3108:Categories 2906:Gold Butte 2861:Bears Ears 2756:Bears Ears 2623:Petroglyph 2598:Muir Woods 2558:Jewel Cave 2498:Fort Union 2448:El Malpais 2413:Chiricahua 1871:New Echota 1648:High Falls 1613:Fort Yargo 1588:Don Carter 1327:Okefenokee 1312:Bond Swamp 1302:Banks Lake 1043:2023-09-12 1018:2023-09-12 957:2023-04-27 909:2012-05-14 883:2012-05-14 860:References 836:lighthouse 624:starvation 503:Beauregard 489:Livingston 403:Charleston 399:cavalryman 375:West Point 357:After the 321:Union Army 136:80°53′25″W 3082:Tule Lake 2841:Agua Fria 2831:Bureau of 2693:Tule Lake 2673:Stonewall 2633:Pipestone 2573:Lava Beds 2553:Hovenweep 2328:Bandelier 2318:Aniakchak 2002:and other 2000:municipal 1929:Hightower 1794:and sites 1683:Mistletoe 1658:Jack Hill 632:dysentery 437:Civil War 262:Architect 133:32°1′38″N 2926:Jurassic 2901:Fort Ord 2801:Newberry 2703:Tuzigoot 2453:El Morro 2438:Dinosaur 2418:Colorado 2353:Cabrillo 1934:Paulding 1891:Wormsloe 1723:Seminole 1337:Savannah 1332:Piedmont 1052:cite web 805:See also 407:Savannah 305:Savannah 303:between 277:66000064 184:Visitors 103:Location 2995:Other ( 2723:Wupatki 1998:County, 1909:Bartram 1901:Forests 1763:Tugaloo 1638:Hamburg 1317:Eufaula 1199:Federal 1191:Georgia 998:nps.gov 723:Gallery 674:to the 642:Postwar 313:Georgia 202:Website 174: ( 169:Created 2608:Navajo 1919:Dawson 1768:Unicoi 1342:Wassaw 1079:  1000:. NPS. 877:(XLSX) 636:scurvy 634:, and 387:Polish 328:cannon 325:rifled 2688:Tonto 2009:Parks 1948:Other 1778:Vogel 1555:Parks 1546:State 254:Built 109:, USA 3018:Army 3014:USAF 3010:NOAA 3006:AFRH 1077:ISBN 1058:link 834:, a 556:and 539:moat 487:CSS 405:and 385:, a 341:The 307:and 257:1861 246:Area 161:Area 3001:DOE 2997:FWS 1189:of 498:Ida 496:), 433:." 272:No. 3110:: 3016:, 3012:, 3008:, 2999:, 1054:}} 1050:{{ 1036:. 996:. 979:, 966:^ 950:. 932:. 926:. 630:, 626:, 581:. 500:, 409:. 338:. 311:, 3020:) 3003:, 2279:e 2272:t 2265:v 1179:e 1172:t 1165:v 1134:" 1127:" 1101:. 1085:. 1060:) 1046:. 1021:. 960:. 912:. 892:) 888:( 886:. 178:) 20:)

Index

Fort Pulaski

Map showing the location of Fort Pulaski National Monument
Map showing the location of Fort Pulaski National Monument
Chatham County, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
32°1′38″N 80°53′25″W / 32.02722°N 80.89028°W / 32.02722; -80.89028
National Park Service
Fort Pulaski National Monument
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
66000064
Cockspur Island
Savannah
Tybee Island
Georgia
Union Army
rifled
cannon
American Civil War
prisoner-of-war camp
National Monument
Cockspur Island
War of 1812
James Madison
United States
Robert E. Lee
West Point
Savannah River
Casimir Pulaski

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑