Totten, Joseph G. (1788-1864) Official Report ... of the Siege and Reduction of Fort Pulaski, Georgia.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06087 Author/Creator: Totten, Joseph G. (1788-1864) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book signed Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 v. : 96 p. : 12 p. of plates : ill. ; 22.6 x 15.2 cm. Order a Copy
Full title is "Official Report to the United States Engineer Department, of the Siege and Reduction of Fort Pulaski, Georgia, February, March, and April, 1862." Written by Brigadier General Quincy Adams Gillmore, U.S. Volunteers, Captain of Engineers, U.S.A. Published by D. Van Nostrand, 192 Broadway in New York. Illustrated with folding maps and color lithographs. No. 8 in the series "Papers on Practical Engineering." Stamp on title page says "Fred W. Haida Collection." First page has dedication "With compliments of Genl. Totten." This report was written for General Joseph Totten. Report is on pages 7-55 and several graphs and charts. Contains 6 appendices on pages 55-96. Also contains 12 plates. First 3 are black and white maps. Last 8 are color plates of Fort Pulaski and surrounding area. Paper cover with tape on it.
Fort Pulaski is in Savannah, Georgia. The defining events of Fort Pulaski occurred during the American Civil War. In April of 1862, Union troops directed rifled cannon fire at the fort breaching the southeast angle. The quick success of this experimental cannon surprised military strategists. The accuracy and range of the rifled cannon rendered brick fortifications obsolete. Immediately after capturing the fort, Union Major General David Hunter, an ardent abolitionist, ordered the release of area slaves. Many were recruited into the Union army comprising the First South Carolina Colored Regiment.
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