CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The first African American regiment to fight in the Civil War launched an attack on Fort Wagner in the Charleston Harbor on this day in 1863. The 54th Massachusetts Infantry ...
The attack to capture Battery Wagner, located on Morris Island, took place on July 18, 1863. This was the second attempt to capture the fort by Union forces, but this battle is better known due to the ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! During a tour of the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial at the National Gallery of Art, Senior Curator of Photographs Sarah Greenough described the 54th ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. As the first black regiment to be organized in a Northern state, the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Colored Regiment ...
Scene depicting Fort Wagner along the Charleston River just after the devastating battle in which Confederate troops have turned back the Union troops of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment, made ...
Today in U.S. 1863 - U.S. Squadron bombards Fort Wagner, N.C. 1866 - Rank of Admiral created. David G. Farragut is appointed the first Admiral in the U.S. 1898 - Landing party from armed yacht ...
User-Created Clip by tgrane May 25, 2021 2014-03-02T18:20:37-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/e1a/1622048603.jpgDuring a tour of the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial at ...
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