Cockspur Island Lighthouse Savannah River Georgia
by Dawna Moore Photography
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Cockspur Island Lighthouse Savannah River Georgia
Artist
Dawna Moore Photography
Medium
Photograph - Nature Photography
Description
At the start of the American Civil War, the light was temporarily extinguished. On April 10, 1862, Union forces in eleven batteries stretching along the beach at Tybee Island, started a long range bombardment of Fort Pulaski. Thirty-six guns participated in a thirty-hour siege of the fort with the Cockspur Lighthouse in direct line of fire. Following the surrender of Fort Pulaski on April 11, 1862, the little beacon miraculously only suffered minor damage. Theories abound as to why the tower escaped destruction. Soon after war's end, April 25, 1866, the beacon was relit and painted white for use as a daymark. (www.nps.gov)
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April 21st, 2014
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