battle of savannah

The Battle of Fort Pulaski was fought April 10–11, 1862, during the American Civil War.Union forces on Tybee Island

 and naval operations conducted a 112-day siege, then captured the Confederate-held Fort Pulaski

 after a 30-hour bombardment. The battle is important for innovative use of rifled guns

 which made existing coastal defenses obsolete. The Union initiated large scale amphibious operations under fire.

The fort's surrender strategically closed Savannah as a port. The Union extended itsblockade and aids to navigation down The only Atlantic American troops of the Victorian period I've seen are the custer sets but they did do a gatling gun)
the Atlantic coast, then redeployed most of its 10,000 troops. above gentile, see his blogThe Confederate army-navy defense blocked Federal advance for over three months, secured the city, and prevented any subsequent Union advance from seaward during the war. Coastal rail connections were extended to blockaded CharlestonSC.

Fort Pulaski is located on Cockspur Island

, Georgia, near the mouth of the Savannah River. The Fort commanded seaward approaches to the City of Savannah. it was commercially and industrially important as a cotton exporting port, railroad center and the 

largest manufacturing center in the state, including a state arsenal and private shipyards. Two southerly estuaries led to the Savannah River behind the fort. Immediately east of Pulaski, and in sight of Hilton Head Island

 SC lay Tybee Island with alighthouse station.