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Photos: Fort Pulaski

Savannah, Georgia

Fort Pulaski 1         Fort Pulaski 2

The following quote taken from the National Park Service National Monument page (http://www.nps.gov/fopu/) provides an overview of Fort Pulaski's place in history. It is also a reminder how a single shift in technology changed everything.
"The defining events of Fort Pulaski occurred during the American Civil War. In April of 1862, Union troops directed rifled cannon fire at the fort breaching the southeast angle. The quick success of this experimental cannon surprised military strategists. The accuracy and range of the rifled cannon rendered brick fortifications obsolete."

For complete details on the battle that occurred at Fort Pulaski, please see the American Battlefield Protection Program site:
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/ga001.htm

The archaeology of Fort Pulaski is discussed at:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/pulaski/

For a complete authoritative history of Fort Pulaski, check out this link from the National Park Service:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/hh/18/

For a brief perspective of the civil war battle involving Fort Pulaski and a photo showing the damage from the time of the battle, go to:
http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/ga/ga001.html

Clicking on the thumbnail of the photo will take you to the larger image. Most are around 640x480 and average around 50 kb each for file size.

 External view of Fort Pulaski - the left-hand side - as you face the fort from the visitor's center
Walking towards the entrance to the fort where you have to go over a drawbridge
Another view of the entrance to the fort - the mounds are on either side of the walk-way into the fort after you pass over the moat
You get a clear view of the moat surrounding Fort Pulaski from the visitor's center
A closeup of the tabby mixture from which the fort was created
Here's a closeup of the smaller drawbridge mechanism at the entrance to the outer area of Fort Pulaski
Here's the view as you cross the moat and begin entering into the Fort Pulaski complex Here's a closer view of the right-hand side of Fort Pulaski from the perspective of the main entrance into the fort Here's another view of the material that was used to create the fort. Notice the seashells.
Here's a long view of the fort. There's a vr that will alow you to explore the interior of that far point
Here's the drawbridge mechanism at the front of the fort
Here's where you enter Fort Pulaski over another drawbridge
Looking to the right as you cross the final moat into the fort
Soldiers could go in under the mounds in front of the fort
A closer view of the fort where you can see the holes in the wall where the cannons would shoot from. They look small in the picture, but are quite large when you're there. There are other pictures at this site which will show you these from the interior.
As you face out of the fort, this is the drawbridge mechanism to the left side
Here's a slightly closer look at the drawbridge mechanism
Here's the drawbridge mechanism on the right side
Notice the construction of the heavy doors that led into the fort
An external view of the drawbridge mechanism
Another view of the heavy doors
Looking out from the fort towards the exist that leads across the moat
  A close-up of the lock mechanism on the doors
The sturdy metal that hooked the door
A total view of the large doors
Viewing the land around the fort
Another perspective of the exterior of the fort looking toward the salt marshes
Looking out over the land from the walls of the fort
Looking into the interior of Fort Pulaski from the upper level of the walls
One of the cannons on the upper wall
The cannons on their mounts
Looking at some of the damage inflicted on Fort Pulaski from the experimental cannons in the possession of the Union soliders
Cannon mount without the cannon
Looking along the walls of the fort from the upper level
Another cannon on the walls at Fort Pulaski
Closer view of the cannons
Looking at the back of a cannon
A close-up of some of the workings of the cannons
Another view of the cannons
Plaque describing the details on a Model 1859 Seacoast carriage
One of the cannons that moved on a wooden platform instead of on a mounted structure
Another view of one of the other cannons
Another view along the walls from a different angle
Looking at the damage done to the interior of the fort walls that are on the opposite side from Tynbee Island
Looking out from the interior of the fort where a cannon would have been placed
A close-up of the base of the "window" where the guns were
Here you can see the cannon mounted and ready to shoot out the window in the wall
Looking out from where the cannon was positioned.
Another view looking out from where the cannon was mounted
This is a much narrower slit in the walls that would have been used for rifle fire
Here's one of the holders for the cannons on the walls of Fort Pulaski
Here's a close-up of the devices that held the cannons
Here's the rear view on that same device as in the previous photo
Here's the shadowy interior of the fort and you can see the tracks worn in the wood floors from the cannons moving back and forth
Here's the plaque commemorating the stay of John Wesley on Georgia soil  
 


Last edited: December 8th, 2002