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Fort Putnam

Gone (1865)

The Confederate Battery Gregg on Cummings Point, at the northern tip of Morris Island, renamed Fort Putnam after the Federals took the island in September 1863. The northern end of the island has eroded since the war and nothing of the work survives.

In 1865—

Today—

Coordinatesnot yet established

Photographs9

Photographed here

Ammunition Enough — Ammunition Enough1865 · Fort Putnam

Another Camera at Fort Putnam — Another Camera at Fort Putnam1861–1865 · Fort Putnam

Cummings Point, Under New Management — Cummings Point, Under New Management1865 · Fort Putnam

Gun Number Seven, Fort Putnam — Gun Number Seven, Fort Putnam1865 · Fort Putnam

Shot at the Magazines — Shot at the Magazines1865 · Fort Putnam

The Battery That Ruined a Fort — The Battery That Ruined a Fort1865 · Fort Putnam

The Garrison at Its Guns — The Garrison at Its Guns1865 · Fort Putnam

The Gear That Moves the Guns — The Gear That Moves the Guns1865 · Fort Putnam

The Sign on the Magazine — The Sign on the Magazine1865 · Fort Putnam