Island

Folly Island

Still standing

The island south of Morris Island, across Light-House Inlet. The Federal build-up for the July 1863 attack was staged here behind masked batteries, and Gillmore's headquarters stood here during the operations.

In 1865
Today
Coordinates32.6550, -79.9400 (approximate)
Photographs1

Photographed here

The General's Bombproof, Folly Island
The General's Bombproof, Folly IslandJuly–August 1863 · Folly Island