First Battle of Fort Wagner
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The First Battle of Fort Wagner was fought on July 10 and 11, 1863, on Morris Island in Charleston harbor during the American Civil War. An attempt by the Union Army to capture Fort Wagner was repulse
Plan of Fort Wagner, with overlay showing armament
Second Battle of Fort Wagner
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The Second Battle of Fort Wagner, also known as the Second Assault on Morris Island or the Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, was fought on July 18, 1863, during the American Civil War. Union Army
Assault on Fort Wagner, Charleston Harbour, on the night of July 18
Depiction of the battle in the painting The Old Flag Never Touched the Ground
Sappers of the 1st New York engineer regiment digging a sap with sap rollers towards the fortifications of Fort Wagner, September 1863
William Harvey Carney