Tybee Island in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

4.5 Inch Blakely Rifle

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013

1. 4.5 Inch Blakely Rifle Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Made by Fawcett, Preston and Company (Liverpool, England), this rifle and the others like it came through the blockade on the British steamship Fingall, November 12, 1861. It fired a projectile weighing 24 pounds and had an effective range of about three miles. This gun and the second gun on your right were part of the original Confederate armament of Fort Pulaski.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is November 12, 1861.

Location. 32° 1.626′ N, 80° 53.381′ W. Marker is on Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. Marker can be reached from Fort Pulaski Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located inside Fort Pulaski. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tybee Island GA 31328, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Prepared for Battle (here, next to this marker); Brooke Rifle (a few steps from this marker); Shifting Shoreline (a few steps from this marker); The Breached Wall (within shouting distance of this marker); Red-hot Shot

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Hot Shot Furnace (within shouting distance of this marker); This Memorial Commemorates The Act Of... (within shouting distance of this marker); Through the Thick Brick Wall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tybee Island.

Also see . . . Fort Pulaski National Monument. National Park Service website. (Submitted on August 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013

2. 4.5 Inch Blakely Rifle Marker

Marker in Fort Pulaski image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013

3. Marker in Fort Pulaski

The marker is on the carriage of the cannon.

Artillery at Fort Pulaski image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013

4. Artillery at Fort Pulaski

As stated on the marker, the two outside cannon seen here were among the original Confederate armament of Fort Pulaski.

4.5 Inch Blakely Rifles seen from outside Fort Pulaski image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013

5. 4.5 Inch Blakely Rifles seen from outside Fort Pulaski

The guns with the markers are seen here from outside of Fort Pulaski. Damage from the Union bombardment of April 10-11, 1862 can still be seen on the exterior walls of the fort.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 594 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.