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Second Battle of Fort Wagner
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Second Battle of Fort Wagner
The
Second Battle of Fort Wagner
, also known as the
Second Assault on Morris Island
or the
Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island
, was fought on July 18, 1863, during the
American Civil War
.
Union Army
troops commanded by
Brig. Gen.
Quincy Gillmore
, launched an unsuccessful assault on the
Confederate
fortress of
Fort Wagner
, which protected
Morris Island
, south of
Charleston
Harbor. The battle came one week after the
First Battle of Fort Wagner
.
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