Fort Pulaski National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. It preserves Fort Pulaski , notable as the place where, during the American Civil War, in 1862, the Union Army successfully tested a rifled cannon . The success of the test rendered brick fortifications obsolete.
The fort is named in honor of Kazimierz Pulaski, a Polish soldier and military commander who fought in the American Revolution under the command of George Washington. Pulaski was a noted cavalryman and played a large role in training Revolutionary troops. He took part in the sieges of Charleston and of Savannah.
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