Fort Pulaski
July 22nd 2015 Probably the mightiest fort in 19th century America was Fort Pulaski, located on Cockspur Island at the mouth of the Savannah River, where it could protect the city farther inland. . It was named after Casimir Pulaski, the great Polish cavalry officer and hero of the American Revolution who was killed in 1779 at the Siege of Savannah.
It was one of more than thirty forts built along the East Co
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