Second Battle of Fort Wagner

1863 battle of the American Civil War

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  Battle of Grimball's Landing 1863
  
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  Battle of James Island 1862
  
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  Battle of Legareville
  
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  Battle of Simmon's Bluff 1862
  
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  Battle of Stono Ferry 1779
  
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  Battle of Sullivan's Island 1776
  
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  Siege of Charleston 1780
  

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1863-07-16T00:00:00Z

Battle of Grimball's Landing

1862-06-16T00:00:00Z

Battle of James Island

1862-06-21T00:00:00Z

Battle of Simmon's Bluff

1779-06-20T00:00:00Z

Battle of Stono Ferry

1776-06-28T00:00:00Z

Battle of Sullivan's Island

1780-05-12T00:00:00Z

Siege of Charleston

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54th Mass. Inf assaults Ft. Wagner

Assault on Fort Wagner, Charleston Harbour, on the night of July 18, 1863

Casualty List of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment from the Assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina - NARA - 300389

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Interior view of Fort Wagner, showing quarters of Federal garrison. (Morris Island) LOC cwpb.03131

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). View from south parapet of Fort Wagner on Morris Island LOC cwpb.03210

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). View of Forts Wagner & Gregg on Morris Island, evacuated by Confederates, September 6, 1863 LOC cwpb.03208

FortWagnerA

FortWagnerPlan

Fort Wagner

Fort Wagner - Charge of 54th Mass

Morris Island, South Carolina. Battery 'B' of the last U.S. artillery (Henry's battery) active during siege operations against Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg LOC cwpb.04741

Storming Fort Wagner LCCN2012647346

The Attack on Fort Wagner, the Stormers Advancing Under Fire

The Gallant Charge of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Colored Regiment (1863), Currier and Ives

The Storming of Ft Wagner-lithograph by Kurz and Allison 1890 (cropped)

The fight for the Advanced Rifle Pits in front of the Battery Wagner during the Siege of Fort Wagner, 1863

The fight for the rifle pits in front of Battery Wagner

The gallant charge of the fifty fourth Massachusetts (colored) regiment- on the rebel works at Fort Wagner, Morris Island, near Charleston, July 18th 1863, and death of Colonel Robt. G. Shaw LCCN2001699787

The photographic history of the Civil War - in ten volumes (1911) (14760625074)

The siege of Charleston- bombardment of Fort Sumter, and batteries Wagner and Gregg, by the Union batteries on Morris Island, under command of General Gilmore, August 1863 LCCN2001705816

The soldier in our Civil War - a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, (14762630682)

Wilky James recovering from his wounds

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Grimball's Landing	1863	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of James Island	1862	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Legareville		battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Simmon's Bluff	1862	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Stono Ferry	1779	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Sullivan's Island	1776	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Siege of Charleston	1780	siege		Wikidata
image	00047CROPf	1890			Wikimedia
image	54th Mass. Inf assaults Ft. Wagner				Wikimedia
image	Assault on Fort Wagner, Charleston Harbour, on the night of July 18, 1863	1863			Wikimedia
image	Casualty List of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment from the Assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina - NARA - 300389				Wikimedia
image	Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Interior view of Fort Wagner, showing quarters of Federal garrison. (Morris Island) LOC cwpb.03131	1865			Wikimedia
image	Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). View from south parapet of Fort Wagner on Morris Island LOC cwpb.03210	1865			Wikimedia
image	Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). View of Forts Wagner & Gregg on Morris Island, evacuated by Confederates, September 6, 1863 LOC cwpb.03208	1865			Wikimedia
image	FortWagnerA	1890			Wikimedia
image	FortWagnerPlan	1890			Wikimedia
image	Fort Wagner	1862			Wikimedia
image	Fort Wagner - Charge of 54th Mass				Wikimedia
image	Morris Island, South Carolina. Battery 'B' of the last U.S. artillery (Henry's battery) active during siege operations against Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg LOC cwpb.04741	1863			Wikimedia
image	Storming Fort Wagner LCCN2012647346	1890			Wikimedia
image	The Attack on Fort Wagner, the Stormers Advancing Under Fire	1863			Wikimedia
image	The Gallant Charge of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Colored Regiment (1863), Currier and Ives	1863			Wikimedia
image	The Storming of Ft Wagner-lithograph by Kurz and Allison 1890 (cropped)				Wikimedia
image	The fight for the Advanced Rifle Pits in front of the Battery Wagner during the Siege of Fort Wagner, 1863	1863			Wikimedia
image	The fight for the rifle pits in front of Battery Wagner	1863			Wikimedia
image	The gallant charge of the fifty fourth Massachusetts (colored) regiment- on the rebel works at Fort Wagner, Morris Island, near Charleston, July 18th 1863, and death of Colonel Robt. G. Shaw LCCN2001699787	1863			Wikimedia
image	The photographic history of the Civil War - in ten volumes (1911) (14760625074)	1911			Wikimedia
image	The siege of Charleston- bombardment of Fort Sumter, and batteries Wagner and Gregg, by the Union batteries on Morris Island, under command of General Gilmore, August 1863 LCCN2001705816				Wikimedia
image	The soldier in our Civil War - a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, (14762630682)	1893			Wikimedia
image	Wilky James recovering from his wounds	1863			Wikimedia