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Book Synopsis Fortresses of Savannah, Georgia by : John Walker Guss
Download or read book Fortresses of Savannah, Georgia written by John Walker Guss and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like stalwart soldiers standing silent guard, the mighty fortresses of Savannah once served as guardians over the new colony of Georgia. In 1733, Gen. James Oglethorpe, upon stepping ashore in this new world, authorized fortifications to be constructed to protect her new residents. Forts and townships now known only in name defended Georgia's first citizens against the Native Americans and the Spanish. Later they would stand a much greater challenge protecting them against more aggressive foes-the British, the Union Army, and ultimately, the Third Reich of Germany. Through vintage photographs of these magnificent architectural structures and the faces of devoted soldiers who once stood upon their ramparts, readers will feel as if they too were standing a vigilant watch, looking across the vast marshes and rivers surrounding Savannah. The images within these pages celebrate and honor the fortresses that allowed Savannah to prosper and expand from a colonial outpost to the majestic queen city of Georgia.
Book Synopsis A History of Georgia Forts by : Alejandro M. de Quesada
Download or read book A History of Georgia Forts written by Alejandro M. de Quesada and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at military fortifications over the centuries, with photos included. The state of Georgia has a long tradition of building stalwart military fortifications—going all the way back to the early sixteenth century, when it was part of a much larger region of the Southeast claimed by Spain and known as La Florida. After the failure of Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon’s settlement in 1526 on the coast of Georgia, French Huguenots established a small fort at Port Royal Sound and another along the St. Johns River. This book explores the centuries that followed, revealing the history behind Georgia’s many forts. Discover who emerged victorious after Savannah’s Fort Pulaski was bombarded for over thirty hours by Federal troops during the Civil War, and why Fort Oglethorpe was constructed in 1902 within the confines of Chickamauga Park, as military historian and archivist Alejandro de Quesada explores the breadth of Georgia’s forts from the colonial and antebellum eras to the Civil War and modern times.
Book Synopsis Guardian of Savannah by : Roger S. Durham
Download or read book Guardian of Savannah written by Roger S. Durham and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2024-07-25 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable story of how an earthen fort defense shielded a Southern city from the ironclad monitors of the U.S. Navy Built out of sand and mud, Fort McAllister was designed to serve as the southern anchor of the coastal defenses of Savannah, Georgia. Hastily constructed near the beginning of the Civil War, the fort was situated on the Great Ogeechee River, twelve miles south of the Savannah River. During the war, Fort McAllister withstood devasting naval assaults and served well the aims of Confederate strategists. When the city fell to Union troops, it was General William T. Sherman's overland attack and not an assault from the sea that subdued Savannah. Roger S. Durham offers a comprehensive history of the Fort McAllister's construction and its use during the Civil War, as well as its post-war restoration. Durham intertwines historical narrative with first-person accounts and personal stories through the judicious use of primary sources. By letting the fort's Confederate defenders and Union attackers speak for themselves, Durham offers a compelling account of one of the most hotly contested sites in the naval struggle between Union and Confederate forces.
Book Synopsis Sumter is Avenged by : Herbert M. Schiller
Download or read book Sumter is Avenged written by Herbert M. Schiller and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The assault on and capture of Fort Pulaski is the story of the elimination of Savannah, Georgia as a Confederate seaport. Of equal importance was the North's successful use of rifled artillery against that masonry fort, a technological turning point equal in significance to the much better known development of ironclad ships. The rifled cannon were developed in the mid-1800s and were first used in siege warfare during the attack against Fort Pulaski. In April 1862, three of those formidable new weapons breached Fort Pulaski's walls within thirty-six hours, forcing the garrison to surrender and closing Savannah's port. This is the first modern account of great Federal labors, under terrible conditions in difficult terrain, to erect the batteries which sealed the Savannah River, isolated Fort Pulaski, and finally forced its surrender amidst the Union army's infighting over who should receive credit for the operation.
Book Synopsis Fort Pulaski National Monument by : J. Faith Meader
Download or read book Fort Pulaski National Monument written by J. Faith Meader and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Civil War Savannah: Savannah, immortal city by : Barry Sheehy
Download or read book Civil War Savannah: Savannah, immortal city written by Barry Sheehy and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2011 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic iv volume history : a city & people that forged a living link between America, past & present.
Book Synopsis A History of Savannah and South Georgia by : William Harden
Download or read book A History of Savannah and South Georgia written by William Harden and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Alejandro M. Jr. De Quesada Publisher :History Press Library Editions ISBN 13 :9781540205636 Total Pages :162 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (56 download)
Book Synopsis A History of Georgia Forts by : Alejandro M. Jr. De Quesada
Download or read book A History of Georgia Forts written by Alejandro M. Jr. De Quesada and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fort Pulaski written by John Walker Guss and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forts are a lasting tribute to the prominence of the US military, and Fort Pulaski stands among these magnificent fortresses. Overlooking the mouth of the Savannah River and the Atlantic Ocean, Fort Pulaski is named in honor of Gen. Casimir Pulaski, Revolutionary War hero and father of the US Cavalry, which endured some of the most damaging artillery combat in early American warfare. In addition to its unfortunate notoriety for serving as the first fort where a rifled cannon was successfully tested in combat against masonry forts, it played a part in other significant events, including a baseball game during the Civil War where one of the first photographs of the sport was taken with the newly invented camera. Ultimately, the fort was considered important enough to be preserved and designated a national monument.
Book Synopsis History of Savannah, Ga by : Charles Colcock Jones (Jr.)
Download or read book History of Savannah, Ga written by Charles Colcock Jones (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Robert E. Lee and Fort Pulaski by : Rogers W. Young
Download or read book Robert E. Lee and Fort Pulaski written by Rogers W. Young and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Historic Signs of Savannah by : Justin Gunther
Download or read book Historic Signs of Savannah written by Justin Gunther and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the cotton boom after the Civil War to Savannah's economic decline around the middle of the 20th century, the city's streetscapes were crowded with signs. In a time before strict sign regulations, business owners embellished building facades and and rooftops with extensive signage to catch the eye of pedestrians and motorists. The abundance of advertising was symbolic of Savannah's rapid growth and prosperity, but the majority of these signs were discarded over the years, and only a few remain. Photographs and postcards from the past survive, however, and images of historic signs serve as reminders of these lost commercial relics. Such signs give the bricks and mortar of the past another dimension by identifying their social purpose. Through vintage images of Savannah signage, this volume provides a history of the city's businesses and industries. Included are local landmarks like Levy Jewelers, the Globe Shoe Company, the Lucas Theatre, the Marshall House, and Johnny Harris Restaurant.
Book Synopsis Savannah, Georgia, During the Civil War by : James David Griffin
Download or read book Savannah, Georgia, During the Civil War written by James David Griffin and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Fort Pulaski National Monument by : J. Faith Meader
Download or read book Fort Pulaski National Monument written by J. Faith Meader and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-01-12 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fort Pulaski National Monument (NM) at Cockspur Island, Georgia, preserves a striking masonry fortification significant in American military history. Visitors to Form Pulaski NM learn how the golden age of coastal fortification ended on April 11, 1862, when the fort failed to withstand bombardment by Union forces who attacked it during the American Civil War using newly developed rifled canon. Other interesting themes relating to Fort Pulaski include its use as a prison for captured Confederate soldiers and as the site where John Wesley, founder of American Methodism, landed on Cockspur Island in 1736. Robert E. Lee also began his military career at Fort Pulaski by helping to oversee construction of the remarkable, once state-of-the-art example of “third system” coastal architecture. Of course, Fort Pulaski has also served as a location marking important moments in local history. However, several years passed after the United States Army abandoned the military post in 1879 before efforts to preserve the fort became serious. The War Department's announcement of the fort's selection as a potential national monument in 1915 and the proclamation of its official monument status in 1924 began a series of restoration efforts. When Fort Pulaski NM was transferred to the National Park Service (NPS) in 1933, the labor of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) transformed the neglected fort and grounds into a place for the public to visit. Since then the 5,623-acre national monument has been carefully managed and maintained, although a temporary period of neglect beset the part between 1942 and 1948 when the site reverted to War Department management. This administrative history provides an overview of Fort Pulaski from the Colonial Period to the present with attention focused upon the origins, development, and management of the site as a unit of the national park system.
Book Synopsis Historical Record of the City of Savannah by : F. D. Lee
Download or read book Historical Record of the City of Savannah written by F. D. Lee and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Georgia Forts by : Georgia. Department of Archives and History. Forts Committee
Download or read book Georgia Forts written by Georgia. Department of Archives and History. Forts Committee and published by . This book was released on 1983* with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Civil War Ghosts of Central Georgia and Savannah by : Jim Miles
Download or read book Civil War Ghosts of Central Georgia and Savannah written by Jim Miles and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historic battlefields of central Georgia and Savannah ensure that the state’s Civil War ghosts shall rise again . . . and again . . . and again . . . The Heartland of Georgia, a vast region stretching from Columbus to Savannah and from the edge of Atlanta to Florida, is home to historic sites of Sherman’s March to the Sea and Andersonville Civil War Prison. Because of this history, the area is one of the most haunted in the United States. All manner of paranormal phenomena haunt the battlefields, houses, prison sites, and forts throughout this region. Spirits even stalk the streets of Savannah, one of the most haunted cities in the world. Join author and historian Jim Miles as he details the past and present of the ghosts that haunt central Georgia and Savannah. Includes photos! “He’s a connoisseur of Georgia’s paranormal related activity, having both visited nearly every site discussed in his series of Civil War Ghost titles . . . Miles has covered a lot of ground so far from the bustling cities to the small towns seemingly in the middle of nowhere. This daunting task takes an inside look to the culture and stories that those born in Georgia grow up hearing about and connect with.” —The Red & Black
