Fort Screven
Fort Screven (1898-1944) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established 18 Mar 1898 as Camp Graham by Capt. M.K Davis, Battery F, 1st U.S. Artillery. Named Fort Screven after BG James Screven, who was killed at Midway Church in 1778 during the Revolutionary War. Ceased to be a Coastal Artillery Post 27 Feb 1924 and was declared surplus 21 Oct 1944.
Fort Screven History
Part of the Harbor Defense of Savannah.
Endicott Period
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Notes |
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| Battery Habersham | 8 | 12" | Mortar | 1898-1900-1900-1942 | Four mortars removed in 1918 |
| Battery Garland | 1 | 12" | Barbette | 1898-1899-1899-1942 | |
| Battery Fenwick | 1 | 12" | Barbette | 1898-1899-1899-1942 | |
| Battery Brumby | 4 | 8" | Disappearing | 1897-1898-1899-1917 | Guns removed for service abroad 1917 |
| Battery Backus | 1 2 |
6" 4.72" |
Armstrong Armstrong |
1898-1898-1899-1920 1899-1900-1901-1920 |
Guns approved for scrapping 1919 |
| Battery Gantt | 2 | 3" | Masking Parapet | 1899-1900-1904-1920 | Guns approved for removal 1920 |
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World War I
World War II
Current Status
Private property, many structures remain, batteries neglected or built over. No period guns or carriages in place.
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Location: Tybee Island, Georgia. Maps & Images Lat: 32.0212759 Long: -80.8439791 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 235-236
- Template:CDSGMatl
Visited: 19 Jan 2010
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