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By Mike Stroud, January 1, 2008
Fort Pulaski Marker
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1 ► Georgia, Chatham County, Tybee Island — 25-61 — Fort Pulaski —  |
| Named for General Casimir Pulaski, the Polish hero who was mortally wounded at the siege of Savannah, 1779, Fort Pulaski was built in accordance with plans by General Simon Bernard, formerly chief engineer under Napoleon. Begun in 1829 and . . . — — Map (db m5037) HM | |||
| 2 ► Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Southside — 025-51 — Capture of the USS "Water Witch" — |
| In May, 1864, the USS "Water Witch" (80 officers and men and 4 guns), Lt. Comdr. Austin Pendergrast, USN, was on patrol duty in Ossabaw Sound. On the 31st, Flag Officer Wm. W. Hunter, CSN, assigned Lt. Thos. P. Pelot, CSN, to command a boat . . . — — Map (db m5945) HM | |||