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07/10/1863—07/11/1863 |
Union troops land on Morris Island and fail in a dawn attack on Fort Wagner |
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07/18/1863 |
On Morris Island, South Carolina, Confederate defenders of Fort Wagner beat back a second heavy attack |
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07/18/1863 |
Sergeant William H. Carney becomes the first African-American to win the Congressional Medal of Honor |
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07/18/1863 |
The African-American 54th Massachusetts earns fame across the North with its brave attempt to storm Fort Wagner |
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07/24/1863 |
An exchange of wounded prisoners takes place off Fort Wagner in Charleston Harbor under a flag of truce |
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08/17/1863—08/21/1863 |
Union gunners carry out a heavy five day bombardment of the Confederate forts defending Charleston |
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08/26/1863 |
In Charleston Harbor, Massachusetts troops clear the advanced rifle pits in front of Fort Wagner |
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09/06/1863 |
In Charleston Harbor, after months of bloody attacks and meticulous siege, Union troops occupy Fort Wagner |
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09/06/1863 |
The Confederate garrisons of Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg abandon their defense and slip away in the night |
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