The Fort

FORT PULASKI
"You might as well bombard the Rocky Mountains..." -General Totten, U.S. Chief of Engineers

When completed in 1847 with its 25 million bricks and walls 7.5 feet thick, FORT PULASKI was the ultimate defense system of its day. Part of a series of forts which protected major seaports from foreign attack, the stronghold would not be tested until the Civil War. Seized by Georgia state troops early in the war, the fort was besieged by Federal forces. Here on April 11, 1862, defense strategy changed worldwide when Union rifled cannon, firing from more than a mile away on Tybee Island, first over came a masonry fortification.

The effectiveness of rifled artillery, which fired a bullet-shaped projectile with great accuracy at long range, was clearly demonstrated. After only 30 hours of bombardment, the walls were breached and the Confederates surrendered. The fall of FORT PULASKI tightened the Union blockade of southern ports and kept Savannah from exporting cotton and importing military supplies and civilian goods so vital to the Confederacy. But more importantly, the success of the new weapon marked the end of the era of masonry fortifications.

The commander of the Union forces captured the military world's surprise in these words... "The result of this bombardment must cause...a change in the construction of fortifications as radical as that foreshadowed in naval architecture by the conflict between the Monitor and Merrimac. No works of stone or brick can resist the impact of rifled artillery of heavy caliber." Major General David Hunter, U.S. Army.

We live about 10 minutes away from Fort Pulaski. We are actually minutes from many major Civil War Forts. I'm not usually one to enjoy historic sites (just because I tend to get bored.) but I actually LOVE these Forts. They are so awesome to walk around. This may sound strange but there is so much beauty in these places. It is crazy to think that These men put so much effort into building these Forts. Fort Pulaski is Awesome. It is huge. The under ground bunkers are a little creepy but I still love to explore them.

Huge canons the shot across the river


Me and my cute Niece Kaylee. (Kay Kay)

Grey being good in his car seat... as usual