Fort Pulaski: Artillery, Death, and the Restless Garrison

Fort Pulaski, completed in 1847 and famously reduced by Union rifled artillery in 1862, stands on Cockspur Island at the mouth of the Savannah River. After its capture, the fort was used to house Confederate prisoners under notoriously harsh conditions — dozens died within its walls from disease and exposure.

Our investigation team was granted after-hours access to the casemates, the parade ground, and the moat embankments. The casemates — the arched brick chambers that once housed artillery and later prisoners — produced our strongest results. A Sensor Pod deployed in casemate 7 logged continuous anomalous readings for 3 hours without interruption, the longest sustained reading we have documented at any site.

Audio evidence from the casemates included two EVPs: a coughing sound with no investigators present and a whispered phrase that audio forensics identified as 'get me out.' The parade ground produced a compelling thermal camera capture — a figure visible along the south wall for approximately 5 seconds before fading.

Fort Pulaski's combination of violent battle trauma and prolonged prisoner suffering creates a layered paranormal environment unlike any we have investigated. The brick and earthwork construction of the fort appears to act as an exceptional energy conductor. Classification: Tier 3 — multiple active zones, strong evidence base.