Historical Marker

Federal Batteries on Tybee Island

Tybee Island · Chatham County · Erected 1958

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The Story

From hidden batteries on Tybee Island, Union guns breached Fort Pulaski's masonry walls in April 1862, a roughly 30-hour bombardment whose rifled cannon rendered brick forts obsolete worldwide.

About this site

Federal Batteries on Tybee Island is a historical marker in Tybee Island, Chatham County, erected in 1958. 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 32.0154, -80.8699 near Tybee Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cockspur Island Lighthouse (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lazaretto, Fort Screven Historic District, and 5,275 Shots & Shells in 30 Hours.

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

📍 32.0154, -80.8699 · Tybee Island, Chatham County

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