Fort Pulaski surrenders, closing Savannah as a port
April 11, 1862, Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Georgia.
- Date
- April 11, 1862
- Where
- Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Georgia
- What happened
- Surrendered
- Event
- 30 of 174
Union rifled guns on Tybee Island forced the surrender of Fort Pulaski after a 30-hour bombardment that ended a 112-day siege. The surrender closed Savannah, a cotton port, railroad centre and the state's largest manufacturing centre, as a port. The Union extended its blockade down the Atlantic coast.
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