History of Savannah, Ga.; from its settlement to the close of the eighteenth century . fl. The War Period. 367 work behind the ridge of sand hills that border the shore of Tybee Is-land. There was no sign of working parties during the day time, but atnight a faint hum would come across the waters of the south channelnearly a mile away, telling of activity and preparation. Early in April the Federals had erected eleven sand batteries uponTybee Island, these batteries distributed along a front of 2,550 yards,mounted by thirty-six heavy guns—ten heavy rifle cannon among them—and a number of morta
History of Savannah, Ga.; from its settlement to the close of the eighteenth century . fl. The War Period. 367 work behind the ridge of sand hills that border the shore of Tybee Is-land. There was no sign of working parties during the day time, but atnight a faint hum would come across the waters of the south channelnearly a mile away, telling of activity and preparation. Early in April the Federals had erected eleven sand batteries uponTybee Island, these batteries distributed along a front of 2,550 yards,mounted by thirty-six heavy guns—ten heavy rifle cannon among them—and a number of mortars. These guns were well protected. Thefarthest was 3,400, and the nearest 1,650 yards from the fort. Early on the morning of the 10th of April General David Hunter,commanding the besieging force, sent, under a flag of truce, an order for the immediate surrender of Fort Pulaski to the authority and pos-session of the United States, to which Colonel Charles H. Olmstead,commandant of the fort, sent the following laconic and brave response : Headquarters, Fort Pulaski, April 10, 1862.
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