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planted. On Hutchinson's Island was an earthwork mountings three 32-pounder guns.

The armament of Fort Jackson consisted of two 8-inch columbiads, two 32-pounder rifle guns and three 32-pounder naval guns.

The other batteries for the defense of the Savannah river proper were Cheves, Lawton, Lee and Fort Boggs.

Three 32-pounder guns and two lo-inch columbiads constituted the armament of Battery Cheves.

That of Battery Lawton was stronger, consisting of one 32 pounder rifle gun, one 42-pounder smooth bore, two 8-inch and two lo-inch columbiad guns.

The most powerful work on the Savannah river was Battery Lee, which mounted two 10 inch mortars, two lo-inch and three 8-inch columbiads, one 42 and one 32-pounder gun and two 24-pounder howitzers.

Fort Bartow, commanding St. Augustine creek, not far from its con- fluence with the Savannah river, was a substantially constructed, enclosed earthwork, mounting sixteen guns, to-wit: one 10 inch colum- biad, two 8 -inch naval shell guns, two 8-inch columbiads, two 24- pounder rifle guns, one 12-pounder rifle gun, two 8-pounder and two 6-pounder smooth bore guns, three 3-inch rifle guns, and one boat howitzer. The water battery at Causton*s Bluff, in advance of Fort Bartow, was armed with two 32-pounder smooth bore guns.

For the protection of the approaches by way of Whitemarsh Island a battery was located at Turner's Point mounting three lo-inch columbiads, one 20-pounder Parrott gun, and two 12-pounder how- itzers ; and another at Gibson's Point, which was armed with two 8- inch siege howitzers and two 32-pounder guns. Across the island was thrown up a substantial line of field works, mounting seven 32- pounder guns, one 4.62 inch and one 3-inch rifle gun. Near the head of the causeway leading to Causton's Bluff were located some lunettes and angles for field pieces.

At Greenwich was a battery of three 32-pounder guns.

At Thunderbolt was a succession of well traversed earthworks, mounting one lo-inch columbiad, two 8-inch columbiads, two 8-inch shell guns, one 42-pounder rifle, one 42-pounder smooth bore, and six 32-pounder guns. The batteries on the Isle of Hope were dis- tributed as follows : At Grimball's Point a small work armed with one 32 pounder; at Grimball's House another, mounting two guns of like calibre, and at the Church Lot a more formidable work mount- ing two 8 -inch columbiads and two 32-pounder guns. Near Skidaway