Historical Marker

5,275 Shots & Shells in 30 Hours

Tybee Island · Chatham County

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The Story

From April 10-11, 1862, Union rifled cannon on Tybee Island fired some 5,275 rounds at Fort Pulaski, breaching its 'impregnable' brick walls in about 30 hours and rendering masonry forts obsolete.

About this site

5,275 Shots & Shells in 30 Hours is a historical marker in Tybee Island, Chatham County. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0261, -80.8900 near Tybee Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is This Memorial Commemorates The Act Of... (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fort Pulaski National Monument, Key to the South, and Fort Pulaski Prisoner Burial Ground.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.0261, -80.8900 · Tybee Island, Chatham County

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