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Fort Pulaski National Monument

Fort Pulaski National Monument
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Map showing the location of Fort Pulaski National Monument
Map showing the location of Fort Pulaski National Monument
Location Chatham County, Georgia, USA
Nearest city Savannah, Georgia
Coordinates 32°1′38″N 80°53′25″W / 32.02722°N 80.89028°W / 32.02722; -80.89028Coordinates: 32°1′38″N 80°53′25″W / 32.02722°N 80.89028°W / 32.02722; -80.89028
Area 5,623 acres (22.76 km2)
Created October 15, 1924 (1924-October-15)
Visitors 408,104 (in 2011)
Governing body National Park Service
Website Fort Pulaski National Monument
Area 260 acres (105.2 ha)
Built 1861
Architect Bernard, Simon
NRHP Reference # 66000064
Added to NRHP October 15, 1966

Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. It preserves Fort Pulaski, where in 1862 during the American Civil War, the Union Army successfully tested rifled cannon in combat, the success of which rendered brick fortifications obsolete. The fort was also used as a prisoner-of-war camp. The National Monument includes most of Cockspur Island (containing the fort) and all of adjacent McQueens Island.

Following the War of 1812, U.S. President James Madison ordered a new system of coastal fortifications to protect the United States against 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 Robert E. Lee, a recent graduate of West Point. The new fort would be located on Cockspur Island at the mouth of the Savannah River. In 1833, the facility was named Fort Pulaski in honor of Kazimierz Pulaski, a Polish soldier and military commander who fought in the American Revolution under the command of George Washington. Pulaski was a noted cavalryman and played a large role in training Revolutionary troops. He took part in the sieges of Charleston and of Savannah.


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