FORT MCALLISTER

NAME: Fort McAllister
COUNTY: Bryan
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 8
CLIMATE: Cold in winter
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring or Summer 		COMMENTS: Ten miles east of I-95 on Georgia Spur 144 (Take exit 15 off I-95)
REMAINS: Remains of underground earthen works. Well preserved.
This fort, built in 1861, is important as the end of Sherman's destructive march and infamous "March to the Sea" during the Civil War. The fort resisted a bombardment from iron clad Union ships until Sherman's arrival in 1864. There is also a Civil War museum on site. Submitted by: Mike Woodfin


Sherman's Union soldiers at Fort McAllister (courtesy of American Memory Collection)


Entrance to the underground ammunition magazine
Courtesy Mike Woodfin


The approach to the fort with ditch and pikes.
Courtesy Mike Woodfin


Parade ground and view of underground bunkers
Courtesy Mike Woodfin

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