Battle Of Fort Wagner Research Papers
Kyana GadsonBrown
U.S. History
October 2, 2013
Battle of Fort Wagner
The first battle of Fort Wagner also know as Battery Wagner lasted from July 11 September
7, 1863; the second battle happened a week later. The most famous regiment that fought for the union in the battle of Fort Wagner was the 54th regiment. Brigadier General Quincy Gillmore was assigned to lead the campaign against the city of Charleston, South Carolina and he was also a Union commander.
Brigadier General William Taliaferro was in charge of 1,620 confederate soldiers and only 36 were killed. Quincy Adams Gillmore graduated first in the United States Military Academy in 1849. He then became an american civil war engineer and a general in the Union army during the civil war. He was
born February 28, 1825 and he died April 7, 1888. Gillmore also commanded the capture of the
Batteries Wagner, using AfricanAmerican soldiers.
There was a total of 6,800 soldiers including Confederate and Union armies. The total estimated casualties was about 1,670 soldiers. With the Union, there was about 246 deaths, 880 wounded and about 389 missing or captured. With the Confederates, there were 36 killed, 133 wounded and only 5 that were missing or captured. The Confederate army had a lot less soldiers, but they won the battle.
Brutality of the first attack had left the Union commander puzzled on how the Confederates defeated them so easily. The turning point was when the hard fighting Confederates failed to take fort which lead to a huge defeat, but the remaining soldiers streamed back into their positions. In Fort
Wagner, the remaining Union soldiers had fell back into position. The second attack, also known as the
54th Massachusetts was led by Robert Gould Shaw on foot. He was killed in the assault and he lied dead on the bloody ground. After the bloody scene, Gillmore decided to settle into their Morris island positions, which led to Confederate abandonment of Fort Wagner.
Works Cited
"Fort Wagner." Council on Foreign Relations. Council on Foreign Relations, n.d. Web. 02 Oct.
2013.
Hickman, Kennedy. "American Civil War: Battles of Fort Wagner." About.com Military History.
About.com, n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2013.
U.S. History
October 2, 2013
Battle of Fort Wagner
The first battle of Fort Wagner also know as Battery Wagner lasted from July 11 September
7, 1863; the second battle happened a week later. The most famous regiment that fought for the union in the battle of Fort Wagner was the 54th regiment. Brigadier General Quincy Gillmore was assigned to lead the campaign against the city of Charleston, South Carolina and he was also a Union commander.
Brigadier General William Taliaferro was in charge of 1,620 confederate soldiers and only 36 were killed. Quincy Adams Gillmore graduated first in the United States Military Academy in 1849. He then became an american civil war engineer and a general in the Union army during the civil war. He was
born February 28, 1825 and he died April 7, 1888. Gillmore also commanded the capture of the
Batteries Wagner, using AfricanAmerican soldiers.
There was a total of 6,800 soldiers including Confederate and Union armies. The total estimated casualties was about 1,670 soldiers. With the Union, there was about 246 deaths, 880 wounded and about 389 missing or captured. With the Confederates, there were 36 killed, 133 wounded and only 5 that were missing or captured. The Confederate army had a lot less soldiers, but they won the battle.
Brutality of the first attack had left the Union commander puzzled on how the Confederates defeated them so easily. The turning point was when the hard fighting Confederates failed to take fort which lead to a huge defeat, but the remaining soldiers streamed back into their positions. In Fort
Wagner, the remaining Union soldiers had fell back into position. The second attack, also known as the
54th Massachusetts was led by Robert Gould Shaw on foot. He was killed in the assault and he lied dead on the bloody ground. After the bloody scene, Gillmore decided to settle into their Morris island positions, which led to Confederate abandonment of Fort Wagner.
Works Cited
"Fort Wagner." Council on Foreign Relations. Council on Foreign Relations, n.d. Web. 02 Oct.
2013.
Hickman, Kennedy. "American Civil War: Battles of Fort Wagner." About.com Military History.
About.com, n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2013.