Building Fort Pulaski

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Fort Pulaski National Monument
Third System of Fortification
Fort Pulaski and the Third System of American fortifications.
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Robert E. Lee and Fort Pulaski
Discover how Robert E. Lee and Fort Pulaski are connected.
Seacoast Ordnance
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Cannon manufactured for use in Third System forts are called seacoast ordnance. These were some of the largest and heaviest cannon available at the time. Cannon at forts Pickens, McRee, Barrancas, Massachusetts, and Advanced Redoubt fell into three categories: guns, howitzers, and mortars. Each had a specific purpose.
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Rifled Cannon
How rifled artillery changed the trajectory of warfare.