Battle

First Battle of Fort Wagner

10 Jul 1863 – 11 Jul 1863 · 32.73° N, 79.87° W

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10 Jul 1863 – 11 Jul 1863
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
32.73° N, 79.87° W
Description
1863 American Civil War battle

First Battle of Fort Wagner

Battle of the American Civil War

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 repulsed. The more famous Second Battle of Fort Wagner, which involved an assault by the 54th Massachusetts, would be fought on July 18.

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