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Ralston B. Lattimore

A Savannah-born historian and National Park Service leader, he helped shape how generations of visitors understood Fort Pulaski and its Civil War story. His writing grows out of years spent preserving, interpreting, and living the history of the site itself.

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Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia

Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia

by Ralston B. Lattimore

About the author

Born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1901, Ralston B. Lattimore became a local newspaper reporter before joining Fort Pulaski National Monument in 1934. The National Park Service credits him as one of the fort's most influential figures, and his long connection with the site gave his historical writing an unusually direct, grounded feel.

After military service during World War II, he returned to Fort Pulaski in 1948 and went on to serve as superintendent. He is best known as the author of Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia, a handbook that introduced readers to the fort's military history, architecture, and place in the Civil War.

Lattimore died in 1970. Remembered as both a preservationist and interpreter of history, he wrote from deep first-hand familiarity with the monument he spent so many years helping to protect.