Project Gutenberg 2014-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 191 Lattimore, Ralston B. Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia United States. National Park Service. Historical handbook series, no. 18 Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Carolyn Jablonski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia" by Ralston B. Lattimore is a historical handbook published in the mid-20th century, specifically in 1954. This book is part of a series documenting significant historical and archaeological sites managed by the National Park Service. The focus of the book is on Fort Pulaski, an important military fortification in Georgia, detailing its construction, historical significance, and the military conflicts it was involved in, particularly during the Civil War. The narrative covers the establishment of Fort Pulaski on Cockspur Island, detailing the fort's strategic importance and its role during various significant events, including the seizure by Confederate forces in 1861 and the subsequent Union bombardment and capture in 1862. Lattimore describes the technological advancements in warfare that rendered traditional fortifications like Pulaski obsolete, emphasizing the impact of rifled artillery on military fortifications. The book also reflects on subsequent changes in military strategy and fortification design as a result of the fort's fall, illustrating how the Civil War marked a turning point in military architecture and strategy. It concludes by discussing the fort's preservation and its current status as a national monument, highlighting its place as a relic of American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fort Pulaski National Monument (Ga.) Fort Pulaski (Ga.) -- Siege, 1862 E456 F206 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 157772 2025-09-19T07:01:20.199096 text/html 130570 2024-10-24T12:38:38 text/html 2439684 2025-09-19T07:01:26.474067 application/epub+zip 2438058 2025-09-19T07:01:22.278135 application/epub+zip 127844 2025-09-19T07:01:21.177113 application/epub+zip 2484365 2025-09-19T07:01:29.115055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2455943 2025-09-19T07:01:25.163068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151322 2022-09-21T14:49:17.007502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119334 2025-09-19T07:01:19.566118 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99530 2024-10-24T12:38:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16711 2025-09-19T07:01:29.246044 application/rdf+xml 28899 2025-09-19T07:01:21.256095 image/jpeg 4121 2025-09-19T07:01:21.218074 image/jpeg 2208266 2025-09-19T07:01:20.314080 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog