CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The first African American regiment to fight in the Civil War launched an attack on Fort Wagner in the Charleston Harbor on this day in 1863. The 54th Massachusetts Infantry ...

Civil War reenactors Calvin Osborne, center, and Anthony Jones, left, both of Washington, D.C., and Terry James of Florence stand in formation as they observe the anniversary of Black Union soldiers ...

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"Medal of Honor: William Carney" from the Association of the U.S. Army. The 1863 Battle of Fort Wagner was a fairly inconsequential battle of the Civil War in terms of overall tactics and strategy.

Scene depicting Fort Wagner along the Charleston River just after the devastating battle in which Confederate troops have turned back the Union troops of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment, made ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. As the first black regiment to be organized in a Northern state, the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Colored Regiment ...

Today in U.S. 1863 - U.S. Squadron bombards Fort Wagner, N.C. 1866 - Rank of Admiral created. David G. Farragut is appointed the first Admiral in the U.S. 1898 - Landing party from armed yacht ...