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Fort Pulaski National Monument to Commemorate Veterans Day with Living History Experience
News Release Date: October 16, 2026
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Fort Pulaski National Monument will commemorate Veterans Day with an immersive living history event inside the fort. The event titled "'Vigilance Was Exacted' - The 157th New York Infantry and the Immortal Six Hundred" will help visitors imagine the daily lives of soldiers at Fort Pulaski in November 1864 during the Civil War.
Fort Pulaski interpreters and 120 members of The Liberty Guard will engage visitors with hands-on activities, demonstrations and interpretive programs. Living historians will portray members of the Immortal 600, Confederate officers who were imprisoned at Fort Pulaski, and the 157th New York Infantry.
The event will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 7. Park entry fees will apply for this program. More information regarding fees and passes can be found on the "fees and passes" page of the Fort Pulaski National Monument website at https://www.nps.gov/fopu/planyourvisit/fees.
Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on U.S. Highway 80, 15 miles east of Savannah. For more information, please call the Fort Pulaski National Monument Visitor Center at 912-219-4233, email [email protected], visit the park website at www.nps.gov/fopu, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FortPulaskiNPS.
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