Attack of Fort Wagner and the death of Colonel Robert Shaw, July 18, 1863, artist's impression, detail

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Attack of Fort Wagner and the death of Colonel Robert Shaw, July 18, 1863, artist's impression, detail

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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, July 29, 2013.

Depicted ContentFort Wagner, SC

Depicted ContentSergeant William H. Carney becomes the first African-American to win the Congressional Medal of Honor

Depicted ContentThe African-American 54th Massachusetts earns fame across the North with its brave attempt to storm Fort Wagner

Depicted ContentOn Morris Island, South Carolina, Confederate defenders of Fort Wagner beat back a second heavy attack

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Storming Fort Wagner

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Popular Graphic Arts Collection, Library of Congress

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Cropped from the larger image, also available at http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/40666

Creators: Kurz & Allison-Art Publishers, Chicago, circa 1890

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