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The fort was triangular in shape and housed six gun emplacements built into sawtooth reinforced earthworks along the front. | The fort was triangular in shape and housed six gun emplacements built into sawtooth reinforced earthworks along the front. | ||
Fort Griffin (2) was the site of significant action in Sep 1863 when the defenders turned back a Union invasion force of four gunboats at the Battle of Sabine Pass. | Fort Griffin (2) was the site of significant action in Sep 1863 when the defenders turned back a Union invasion force of four gunboats at the Battle of Sabine Pass. | ||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
Revision as of 19:34, 23 July 2007
Fort Griffin (2) (1863-1865) - A Confederate Fort established in Mar 1863 by Maj. Julius Kellersberg, CSA, with 13 engineers and 500 slaves and named after Col. William H. Griffin, commander of the 21st Texas Battalion. Captured at the end of the U.S. Civil War by U.S. Naval forces on 25 May 1865.
Fort Griffin (2) History
The fort was triangular in shape and housed six gun emplacements built into sawtooth reinforced earthworks along the front.
Fort Griffin (2) was the site of significant action in Sep 1863 when the defenders turned back a Union invasion force of four gunboats at the Battle of Sabine Pass.
Current Status
Now Sabine Pass Battleground State Historical Park.
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