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(7-00) Enlarge North view of the Gorge Wall and Drawbridge

Tour Guide: Gorge Wall: This, the rear section of the fort, contains the sally port, or fort entrance. Officers lived in most of the rooms here. Today, several are furnished to represent various aspects of life at the fort

Tour Guide: The Drawbridge: A part of the fort's overall defense, the drawbridge is constructed in such a way as to make forced entry difficult. As it is raised, a strong wooden grille, called the portcullis, drops through  the granite lintel overhead: bolt-studded doors are closed behind that. An inclined granite walk leads between two rows of rifle slits, past another set of doors, and into the fort

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(7-00) Enlarge South view of the Moat Feeder Canal

Site Marker: In wartime the moat was filled with water from the South Channel of the Savannah River. This feeder canal featured stop-lock gates which provided water control and access to small barges bringing supplies to the fort. When filled from this ditch, the moat formed an effective barrier to hinder the approach of infantry

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(7-00) Enlarge North view of the damaged southeast angle

Tour Guide: Damaged Wall: The craters made by Union artillery pock the south and southeast walls. Rifled cannot shot fired from Tybee island penetrated the wall 20 to 25 inches. Some of the 5,275 shots fired can still be seen in the wall

Tour Guide: The Breach: The 7.5-foot thick walls at this angle were demolished by Union rifled artillery on April 10-11, 1862, forcing the Confederates to surrender the fort. The walls were repaired within 6 weeks after the surrender by troops of the 48th New York Volunteers

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(7-00) Enlarge West view of the damaged south wall

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(2012) Enlarge Damaged walls from Federal Batteries

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(2012) Enlarge Wartime picture of "The Breached Wall."

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(2012) Enlarge Modern view of "The Breached Wall" and interpretive sign

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(7-00) Enlarge North view of the damaged southeast wall. Close-up view of the third embrasure from the left in next photo

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