Confederate defense of Fort Wagner, South Carolina, July 18, 1863, British artist's impression, zoomable image

Scanned by

Internet Archive

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, April 7, 2014.

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

Image type

engraving

Original caption

The War in America: Assault on Fort Wagner, Charleston Harbour, on the night of July 18 - The Rush of the Garrison to the Parapet. - From a sketch by our Special Artist.

Source citation

Illustrated London News,September 26, 1863, p. 301., 1863, p. 168.