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The Defenses of Fort Wagner

Fort Wagner, also known as Battery Wagner, was a sand and earthen fortification located on the northern end of Morris Island outside of Charleston...

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The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

The 54th Massachusetts was one of the first United States military regiment comprised of African American soldiers in the Union during the Civil War...

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Found: Robert Gould Shaw’s Fort Wagner Sword Discovered

The sword of Robert Gould Shaw was recently discovered in a dusty attic. It is now on display in the Massachusetts Historical Society.

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The Color of Bravery

As we remember the 150th anniversary of the assault on Battery Wagner, one of the most famous engagements featuring black soldiers, historian Hari...

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Fort Wagner and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Learn more about the Battle of Fort Wagner and the role that the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry played in that important attack in 1863.

A photograph of the 29th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, U.S. Colored Troops, in formation near Beaufort, S.C.

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African Americans in the Civil War

African Americans were freemen, freedmen, slaves, soldiers, sailors, laborers, and slaveowners during the Civil War. As a historian, I must be...

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The Role of the USCT in the Civil War

Originally not allowed to join the Army, by the end of the war, some 180,000 to 200,000 Blacks served in the United States Colored Troops (USCT) and...

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Saving Morris Island

On July 18, 1863, the 54th Massachusetts, a regiment of African Americans commanded by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, led the assault on Battery Wagner...

This is a black and white image of the upper half of the Confederate Capital building.

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The Twenty Negro Law

In April 1862, the Confederate Congress passed the First Conscription Act in order to increase manpower in the Confederate armies, which were rapidly...

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After the Battle: The Later Lives of Medal of Honor Recipients

The post-war lives of Civil War Medal of Honor recipients and the sometimes circuitous routes they took to receiving our nation’s honor

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Medal of Honor Recipient Melvin Morris Visits Morris Island

Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient Melvin Morris visits Fort Wagner battlefield and reflects on his connection to the first African American soldier...