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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Siege and capture of Fort Pulaski. (search)
along a narrow strip of shifting sands formed on Tybee Island by the action of wind and waves. In the light o the 29th of November, to make an examination of Tybee Island and Fort Pulaski, and to report upon the proprieteries of mortars and rifled guns established on Tybee Island, and recommended the occupation of the island, aNo. 11, 4 10-inch siege mortars1650 yards. Tybee Island is mostly a mud marsh, like other marsh islands rolled out to Martello Tower and light-house, Tybee Island. From a War-time sketch. the end of the sand poifficulties of the same sort as were met with on Tybee Island, but much more discouraging. Jones Island is noe of the regiments which was assigned to duty on Tybee Island, and participated prominently in the siege operaman came floating over on a log from Cockspur to Tybee Island. We got from him some very useful information. f the siege it contained 48, of which 20 bore on Tybee Island. After the position of our several batteries be