Tybee Island in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Federal Siege Batteries
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
1. Federal Siege Batteries Marker
Thirty-six big guns on Tybee Island, 1 to 1½ miles away, converged their fire on the fort. The bombardment proved that rifled cannon could destroy masonry forts.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil.
Location. 32° 1.585′ N, 80° 53.406′ W. Marker is on Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles, in Greater Savannah, and on the Sea Islands. 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: A Devastating Bombardment (here, next to this marker); Through the Thick Brick Wall (here, next to this marker); Fort at Play (within shouting distance of this marker); Store House (within shouting distance of this marker); 5,275 Shots & Shells in 30 Hours (within shouting distance of this marker); Southwest Bastion (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Pulaski Prison (within shouting distance of this marker); Southwest Magazine (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tybee Island.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Breached Wall (was a few steps from this
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More about this marker. The marker contains a picture of a cannon and the Union batteries on Tybee Island along with their firing trajectories towards Fort Pulaski. The batteries include Battery Stanton, Battery Grant, Battery Lyon, Battery Lincoln, Battery Burnside, Battery Sherman, Battery Halleck, Battery Scott, Battery Sigel, Battery McClellan and Battery Totten.
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. Federal Siege Batteries Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
3. Marker in Fort Pulaski
The marker is on the wall on the right of the cannon.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
4. Federal Siege Batteries Marker
This view shows the location of the Union batteries that fired on Fort Pulaski April 10-11, 1862.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
5. Damage from Federal Batteries
The damage done by the Union bombardment of 1862 can still be seen on Fort Pulaski.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
6. Fort Pulaski Artillery Damage
This photo shows where the wall of Fort Pulaski was breached on April 11, 1862 and was subsequently repaired.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
7. Site of Federal Siege Battery
The center of the line of Federal Batteries was located at this position during the bombardment of Fort Pulaski.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 851 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
