Tybee Island in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Breached Wall
April 10-11, 1862
Major General David Hunter,
Dept. of the South
Erected by National Park Service.
Location. 32° 1.612′ N, 80° 53.364′ W. Marker is in Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. Marker can be reached from Islands Expressway (U.S. 80), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Located at Fort Pulaski National Monument. Marker is in this post office area: Tybee Island GA 31328, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Brooke Rifle (within shouting distance of this marker); 4.5 Inch Blakely Rifle (within shouting distance of this marker); The Parade (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Breached Wall (within shouting distance of this marker); Federal Siege Batteries (about 300 feet away, measured in
a direct line); Hot Shot Furnace (about 300 feet away); Store House (about 300 feet away); This Memorial Commemorates The Act Of... (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tybee Island.
More about this marker. In the upper left is a wartime map of Fort Pulaski, captioned, At this angle, the 7.5-foot-thick walls were demolished by Union rifled artillery firing from a mile or more away on Tybee Island. After some 30 hours of bombardment, the Confederates were forced to surrender.
In the lower left is a photograph of the fort after surrender. The breech was repaired within six weeks after the surrender by troops of the 48th New York Volunteers. Another photo in the upper right is captioned, A few of the 5,275 shots fired can still be seen in the wall.
Also see . . . Fort Pulaski. National Park Service (Submitted on November 2, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Categories. • Forts, Castles • War, US Civil •
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