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