Historical Marker

Battery Hamilton

McQueens Island · Chatham County · Erected 2004

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The Story

Union troops built Battery Hamilton near McQueens Island in early 1862 to block Confederate gunboats on the Savannah River from relieving Fort Pulaski, helping seal off the besieged fort before its April surrender.

About this site

Battery Hamilton is a historical marker in McQueens Island, Chatham County, erected in 2004. 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 32.0400, -80.9436 near McQueens Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Pulaski (battlefield), about 2.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fort Pulaski, John Wesley, and John Wesley Landing Site.

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

📍 32.0400, -80.9436 · McQueens Island, Chatham County

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Nearby in Chatham County

Cockspur Island Lighthouse

History of Emancipation:

John Wesley Landing Site