num_pages: 156
description: The story of the brave Confederate garrison of Fort McCallister of under 200 men who held the key to Savannah. Sherman had to take the fort to reach the Union fleet and re-supply before taking Savannah. The samll garrison refused to surrender. Sherman sent a division to take the fort.
language: English
title: Among the Best Men the South Could Boast, The Fall of Fort McAllister, December 13, 1864
publisher: Caisson Press