. Savannah and its surroundings . and making it difficult of ap-proach. This was the line upon which the defense of Sa-vannah was made for eight days and maintained successfullyagainst Shermans forces, and which a pickets guard heldwhile the city was evacuated. In the war of 1812 the citys line of defense extendedfrom the foot of Broughton street to the west side of Lafay-ette square, and crossed the site of the present Cathedral ofSt. John the Baptist. It then diverged and followed thepresent line of Liberty street lane across Bull street, wherethe De Soto now stands, to Spring Hill, occupied
. Savannah and its surroundings . and making it difficult of ap-proach. This was the line upon which the defense of Sa-vannah was made for eight days and maintained successfullyagainst Shermans forces, and which a pickets guard heldwhile the city was evacuated. In the war of 1812 the citys line of defense extendedfrom the foot of Broughton street to the west side of Lafay-ette square, and crossed the site of the present Cathedral ofSt. John the Baptist. It then diverged and followed thepresent line of Liberty street lane across Bull street, wherethe De Soto now stands, to Spring Hill, occupied by the Cen-tral railroad passenger depot, and thence to the foot ofFarm street. The ruins of these defenses have long sincedisappeared. FORT PFLASKI. Fort Pulaski is the principal object of interest at the en-trance to the harbor. It is on Cockspur Island, fourteenmiles from the city, and commands both entrances to theriver. It was named after Count Pulaski. Its siege andcapture are a memorable event in the history of tlie civil. Savannah and Its Surroundings. 75 war. The fort was begun in 1831, and was sixteen years inbuilding and cost over a million of dollars. Its walls containover thirteen millions of brick. It has five faces and iscasemated on all sides. The walls are seven and a half feetthick and rise twenty-five feet above the water. The fortwas built for an armament of one hundred and forty gorge is covered with an eaithwork of bold relief Themain work and the demilune are both surrounded and di-vided by a wide ditch. The fort was taken possession of by Georgia troops early in1861, and was occupied until after the capture of TybeeIsland and the advance of the Federal batteries. Itsbombardment April 10, 1862, was from Kings Landing onTybee Island, three-quarters of a mile distant. Early onthe morning of the bombardment Major General Hun-ter, of the Federal army, dispatched an officer in anopen boat, bearing a flag of truce, with a summonsto the commanding offi
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