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New Georgia Encyclopedia: Fort McAllister (788 words) |
 | Fort McAllister was a Confederate earthwork fortification near the mouth of the Ogeechee River in Bryan County. |
| Fort McAllister had ten large-caliber guns and facilities for the heating of "red-hot shot," cannonballs that, when striking their targets, could set wooden warships ablaze. |
| For the remainder of the war, Fort McAllister served as a prison for Confederate soldiers captured on the upper Georgia coast. |
| Fort McAllister (2033 words) |
| Under the command of Lt. Alfred Hartridge, a citizen of Savannah and graduate of the Georgia Military Institute in Marietta, the troops constructed the fort to the specifications of Capt. John McCrady [CS], who is generally credited with building the fort. |
| The Confederates on the boat and in Fort McAllister understood that the only hope for the privateer was to unload her and refloat the boat, a task that was quickly begun. |
| With the Montauk firing at the Nashville, Fort McAllister firing at the Montauk and the gunboats firing at Fort McAllister an unusual three-way battle developed. |
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