Fort Pulaski is only fifteen minutes east of Savannah, a city with historical landmarks, and squares. It was raining and cold that morning. We toured the bookstore and then took in an excellent movie about the fort and its history. It was good to get out of the rain. During the tour around the fort we got to visit with one of the workers. He was doing some maintenance on one of the cannons they would be using for a reenactment of the battle that took place curing the Civil War. He was semi-retired like us and enjoyed what he was going.
The defining events of Fort Pulaski occurred during the American Civil War. In April of 1862, Union troops directed rifled cannon fire at the fort breaching the southeast angle. The quick success of this experimental cannon surprised military strategists. The accuracy and range of the rifled cannon rendered brick fortifications obsolete.
Pictured is Delton in the bunker with the powder sitting in it was exposed after the wall was breach, which resulted in the quick surrender of the fort by the Union forces. Immediately after capturing the fort, Union Major General David Hunter, an ardent abolitionist, ordered the release of area slaves. Many were recruited into the Union army comprising the First South Carolina Colored Regiment. The National Park Service has done a great job of restoring this fort. It was well worth the time.
We were in Savannah at a wonderful time of the year. There were beautiful flowers everywhere. The historic part of Savannah is built with 15 to 20 garden parks placed symetrically throughout the city. We rode our bikes through all the parks and enjoyed the beautiful flowers and old historic houses.
Doesn't Delton look handsome among all the blooms?!?!?!?!?!?(Ha Ha)
