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  • 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 troops commanded by Brig. Gen. Quincy Gillmore, launched an unsuccessful assault on the Confederate fortress of Fort Wagner, which protected Morris Island, south of Charleston Harbor. The battle came one week after the First Battle of Fort Wagner.
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Strength
  • 1800
  • 5000
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Partof
  • the American Civil War
Date
  • 1863-07-18
Commander
Caption
  • The Union charging towards Fort Wagner
Casualties
  • 5
  • 36
  • 133
  • 174
  • 246
  • 389
  • 880
  • 1515
Result
  • Decisive Confederate victory
combatant
  • United States
  • CSA (Confederacy)
Place
Conflict
  • Second Battle of Fort Wagner
Units
  • 2
  • Fort Wagner garrison
  • South Atlantic Blockading Squadron,
abstract
  • 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 troops commanded by Brig. Gen. Quincy Gillmore, launched an unsuccessful assault on the Confederate fortress of Fort Wagner, which protected Morris Island, south of Charleston Harbor. The battle came one week after the First Battle of Fort Wagner.
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