Fort McAllister
- Address: GA 67
- Vicinity: 10 mi E of Richmond Hill via GA 67
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1861/00/00 | Capt John McCrady | Architect | Designed by John McCrady on land provided by Joseph L McAllister, Fort McAllister is built by the CSA at Genesis Point. After Robert E Lee inspects the fort, McCrady makes the changes recommended by General Lee. | |||
| 1861/00/00 | Lt Col Joseph L McAllister | Confederate Commander | Designed by John McCrady on land provided by Joseph L McAllister, Fort McAllister is built by the CSA at Genesis Point. After Robert E Lee inspects the fort, McCrady makes the changes recommended by General Lee. | |||
| 1861/00/00 | Robert E Lee | Confederate General | Designed by John McCrady on land provided by Joseph L McAllister, Fort McAllister is built by the CSA at Genesis Point. After Robert E Lee inspects the fort, McCrady makes the changes recommended by General Lee. | |||
| 1863/01/27 | Samuel Francis du Pont | Union Admiral | Union ironclad, Passaic-class monitor, MONTAUK, attacks Fort McAllister with 11-inch and 15-inch Dahlgren cannons. They will bombard the fort for 5 hours but cause little damage and no casualties. | Launch of the Ironclads | ||
| 1863/02/00 | The CSS RATTLESNAKE (former CSS NASHVILLE), a Confederate blockade-runner, is burned and sunk in the Ogeechee River near Fort McAllister by Union troops. | |||||
| 1863/03/03 | Percival Drayton | Union Captain | Adm Du Pont orders three ironclads - USS PATAPSCO, PASSAIC and NAHANT - to attack Fort McAllister. The bombardment will last eight hours. | Launch of the Ironclads | ||
| 1864/12/12 | Hugh J Kilpatrick | Union General | Brig Gen H J Kilpatrick makes his headquarters at the plantation home of Lt Col Joseph L McAllister, 7th Georgia Cavalry CSA. The residence stood near the river immediately north of Fort McAllister. | Sherman's March to the Sea | ||
| 1864/12/13 | William Babcock Hazen | Union General | In about 15 minutes, Gen William B Hazen's infantry division overpowers Fort McAllister defended by some 230 CSA troops led by Maj George Wayne Anderson. Fort McAllister is the last fort defending Savannah. | Sherman's March to the Sea | ||
| 1864/12/13 | Hugh J Kilpatrick | Union General | After examining the approaches to the Ft McAllister, Gen Kilpatrick moves on to Kilkenny Bluff (8 mi SE) where he makes contact with the USS Fernandina and forward dispatches to the Union flag-ship reporting the arrival of Gen Sherman's army at Savannah. | Sherman's March to the Sea | ||
| 1864/12/13 | George Wayne Anderson | Confederate Commander | In about 15 minutes, Gen William B Hazen's infantry division overpowers Fort McAllister defended by some 230 CSA troops led by Maj George Wayne Anderson. Fort McAllister is the last fort defending Savannah. | Sherman's March to the Sea | ||
| 1935/00/00 | Henry Ford | Owner | Henry Ford buys Fort McAllister and restores it as a historic site for the public. |
| Particulars for Fort McAllister: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Structure Type | Fortification |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |
| Sight Category | Site |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
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