... The Seize of Fort Pulaski Constructed with twenty-five million bricks Fort Pulaski stands tall and heavily guarded with twenty 32-pounder navel guns. Fort Pulaski is located on Cockspur Island in Chatham County, Georgia. Pulaski started being built in 1829 and was finished in 1874. In Fort Pulaski and the defense of Savannah it states that “Forts such as Pulaski had two missions- to prevent the passage of ships and to resist attacks.” The past of Pulaski was rough, preparing took months, and the first and second days were brutal. So what happened when the federals attack? Will fort Pulaski rise to the challenge or be brought down? (Schiller, 1997) Pulaski’s Past Savannah is greeted with celebration on December 20, 1860 when South Carolina seceded from the north. However, six nights later slipped into Fort Sumter. Georgians outraged and planned to seize Fort Pulaski. They did this to protect the fort so federals couldn’t take it over and control the port. In January men marched into the fort and doing so Colonel Lawton took possession of the fort. Fort Pulaski was neglected badly for a time. It was unfit to live in and the moat was a disaster. Even with 125 slaves it took months to repair it to be in a livable and defensible condition. In 1861, Major Charles H. Olmstead took command of the fort. (Schiller, 1997) Preparing During the first six of 1862 pounds of gunpowder...
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