Richmond Hill in Bryan County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Confederate Land Mines

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2008

1. Confederate Land Mines Marker

Inscription. Land mines or torpedoes buried along the western approaches to the fort caused most of the casualties to the Union troops in the assault on December 13, 1864. After the taking of the fort, General Sherman personally gave orders that the captured Confederate garrison be required to remove the unexploded mines.

Erected 1963 by Georgia Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sherman’s March to the Sea series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 13, 1864.

Location. 31° 53.437′ N, 81° 11.751′ W. Marker is in Richmond Hill, Georgia, in Bryan County. It is on Fort McAllister Road. Located in Fort McAllister State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond Hill GA 31324, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles,

and in Greater Savannah.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Columbiad (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Major Gallie's Gun (about 300 feet away); Cheves' Rice Mill (about 300 feet away); Capt. Nicholas Clinch (about 300 feet away); Position of the Monitors (about 300 feet away); Obstruction of River (about 300 feet away);

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Damage From Naval Bombardments (about 400 feet away); Tom Cat (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond Hill.

Also see . . . The Development of Mine Warfare By Norman Youngblood. Page 37/38 The American Civil War (Submitted on October 28, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Confederate Land Mines Marker, southside of Fort McAllister image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

2. Confederate Land Mines Marker, southside of Fort McAllister

Looking east into the marsh, protecting against the direction of the Federals breakthrough

Confederate Land Mines area, now marshland image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2004

3. Confederate Land Mines area, now marshland

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,471 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 28, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.