From Library Journal
Fort Pulaski controlled the harbor of Savannah, Georgia, and had to be destroyed for the Union blockade of Confederate shipping to become effective. The bombardment of Fort Pulaski was the first example of the use of rifled artillery against a masonry fort. Schiller (A Captain's War, LJ 2/1/94) has written a very detailed study of the Union's preparations for the siege and reduction of Fort Pulaski. Utilizing personal accounts and official records, the author gives the reader an excellent view of the problems as well as the conditions that the Union soldiers encountered as they prepared the gun emplacements and then conducted the siege. Schiller's text is enhanced by numerous photographs and maps of the terrain, the fort before the siege and after, and Union officers involved in the preparation and siege. The book also contains a chapter on the history and development of rifled artillery. Recommended for military historians as well as Civil War buffs.?W. Walter Wicker, Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
