While vacationing in Savannah we stopped at an amazing National Monument called Fort Pulaski, name after Casimir Pulaski, who also has a holiday named after him in Chicago, which just so happens to be an AMAZING song by Sufjan Stevens because of an event that happened to Stevens on that day.
The Fort is quite an amazing piece of architecture!
A battle at the fort in 1862 marked a turning point in military history. It was the defeat of the Fort in 1862 that was significant because of the first time use of rifle cannons.
Another unique aspect of the Fort is it is considered part of the Underground Railroad because of Union Major General David Hunter's order to free slaves throughout Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
While here I met two great volunteers for the Monument, they were Pat and Tom. Pat recommended a book for me to get and Tom lead the tour of the Fort. They are working on a publication on Father Peter Whaley who served at this Fort as well as another National Historic Ste we went to a while back called Andersonville.
We also went on a ghost tour of the Sorrel Weed House in the downtown area. It was an interesting experience. However, I am unable to share any photos because my camera strangely didn't work in the house.
Allison and I visited Fort Pulaski a couple of years ago. I love Savannah