Guardian of Savannah
Fort McAllister, Georgia, in the Civil War and Beyond
- 304 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- GUARDIAN OF SAVANNAH
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. A Time of Change
- 2. Baptism by Fire
- 3. Sand and Grit
- 4. The Noise Rolls Like Distant Thunder
- 5. Tangled Machinery and Charred Relics
- 6. A Terrible Storm of Iron
- 7. Lessons Lost and Lessons Learned
- 8. A Post of Honor
- 9. A Time of Reckoning
- 10. A Perfect Chaos
- 11. The Victors and the Vanquished
- 12. A Final Analysis
- Appendix 1. An Analysis of Fort McAllister's Evolution
- Appendix 2. An Analysis of the Fort McAllister Photographs Taken by Samuel Cooley
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author