Battery Garland

USA / Georgia / Tybee Island /
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One 12" barbette carriage gun was mounted here from 1899 to 1920.

Battery Garland was named May 15, 1903 in honor of Colonel John Garland, 8th U.S. Infantry, brevet brigadier general, U.S. Army, who served with distinction in the Florida War and the Mexican War, and died June 5, 1861 at New York City, New York.
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Coordinates:   32°1'16"N   80°50'38"W
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