Fort Wagner and the 54th
Massachusetts

Zachary Caetano
Social Studies
Period 8
4/23/15

SETTING

• July 18, 1863
• Fort Wagner
• Morris Island

PREVIOUS BATTLE

• July 17, 1863
• Battle of Honey Springs
• Took place on Indian Territory
• Union victory

UNION GENERAL

• Quincy A. Gillmore
• Born on February 28, 1825
• Died on April 7, 1888

CONFEDERATE GENERAL

• P. G. T. Beaureguard
• Born May 28, 1818
• Died February 20, 1893

BEGINNING OF BATTLE

• Union attacked Confederates
• Ironclads surrounded the island
• Attack began at 7:45 PM

MIDDLE OF BATTLE

• The Union troops surrounded the fort
• The Confederates started fighting back.
• The Union could not make it inside.

END OF BATTLE

• The Union lost many men.
• The troops were able to make it inside.
• The Confederates had too many men.
• The Union surrendered.

THE 54TH MASSACHUSETTS

• All black infantry
• Consisted of freed slaves
• Led by Colonel Shaw
• Shaw was killed in the battle
• People thought black soldiers were not as good as other soldiers.
• This battle changed their minds.

UNION CASUALTIES

CONFEDERATE CASUALTIES

OVERALL CASUALTIES

EXTRAS

• 7:45 PM to 10:00 PM
• Fort Wagner was never captured.
• The Union had tried to take the fort a week before.
• Fort Wagner was also called Battery Wagner.