I made an attack on the enemy's fortified position ... and pushed forward my infantry to within six hundred yards of Fort Wagner. We now hold all the island, except about one mile on the north ...

The 54th is most famous for the tragic yet heroic assault on Fort Wagner on Morris Island, South Carolina. Colonel Shaw was eager for the opportunity to attack Fort Wagner, looking to showcase the ...

The 1863 Battle of Fort Wagner was a fairly inconsequential battle ... Vietnam War Among the survivors of the 54th Massachusetts' attack on the battery was Sgt. William Harvey Carney, whose ...

This week we recall some of the bloodiest days in Charleston’s history: The Civil War battles of Fort Wagner, fought on the southern tip of Morris Island. The first engagement took place July 10 ...