- Battle of Fort Pulaski
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Fort Pulaski
caption=Damaged wall of Fort Pulaski
partof=theAmerican Civil War
date=April 10 -11,1862
place=Chatham County, Georgia
result=Union Victory
combatant1= flagicon|USA|1861United States (Union)
combatant2= flagicon|CSA|1861 CSA (Confederacy)
commander1=David Hunter
commander2=Charles H. Olmstead
strength1=Department of the South
strength2=Fort Pulaski Garrison
casualties1=1
casualties2=364The Battle of Fort Pulaski (April 10–11, 1862) saw Union forces onTybee Island besiege and capture the Confederate-heldFort Pulaski after 30 hours of bombardment.The fort's southeast corner suffered greatly during the battle which led to the surrender of the fort after the powder magazine became exposed opposite the breach. Although damage was done to the fort's exterior, it was repaired within six-weeks by Union forces.
One major impact of the battle was the performance of the new 30-Pounder
Parrott Rifle . The rifled cannon fired significantly further with more accuracy than the smoothbores currently in use. The new weapon made masonry fortifications obsolete.The main reason this was important to the course of the war is because the port of Savannah was closed to Confederate traffic early in the war, yet the city remained in Confederate hands until the arrival of Sherman in December 1864.
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