Welcome to www.n-georgia.com The Civil War Battle at Fort Pulaski in Tybee Island Georgia - Fort Pulaski, built by the U.S. Army before the war, is located near the mouth of the Savannah River, blocking upriver access to Savannah.
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Continued Battle Description and Results
Fortifications such as Pulaski, called third system forts, were considered invincible, but the new technology of rifled artillery changed that.

On February 19, 1862, Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman ordered Captain Quincy A. Gillmore, an engineer officer, to take charge of the investment force and begin the bombardment and capture of the fort. Gillmore emplaced artillery on the mainland southeast of the fort and began the bombardment on April 10 after Colonel Charles H. Olmstead refused to surrender the fort.

Within hours, Gillmore’s rifled artillery had breached the southeast scarp of the fort, and he continued to exploit it. Some of his shells began to damage the traverse shielding the magazine in the northwest bastion.

Realizing that if the magazine exploded the fort would be seriously damaged and the garrison would suffer severe casualties, Olmstead surrendered after 2:00 pm on April 11.

Results: Union victory
General Information
BulletLocation: Chatham County
BulletCampaign: Operations against Fort Pulaski (1862)
BulletDates: April 10-11, 1862
BulletPrincipal Commanders: Maj. Gen. David Hunter and Capt. Quincy A. Gillmore [US]; Col. Charles H. Olmstead [CS]
BulletForces Engaged: The Port Royal Expeditionary Force’s Fort Pulaski investment troops [US]; Fort Pulaski Garrison [CS]
BulletEstimated Casualties: 365 total (US 1; CS 364)
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