Editing Savannah, Georgia (section)

===Historic forts===
[[Fort James Jackson|Fort Jackson]] (named for the Georgia politician [[James Jackson (Georgia politician)|James Jackson]], not [[Andrew Jackson]]) lies on the Savannah River, one mile east of Savannah's Historic District. Built between 1808 and 1812 to protect the city from attack by sea, it was one of several [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forts defending Savannah from Union forces during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. [[Fort Pulaski National Monument]], located on Cockspur Island, {{convert|17|mi|km}} east of Savannah, preserves the largest fort protecting the city during the war. The [[Union Army]] bombarded [[Fort Pulaski]] in April 1862 with the aid of a new [[rifling|rifled]] [[cannon]]. Confederate troops soon surrendered, and the cannon rendered all brick fortifications obsolete.