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Morris Island and the 54th Massachusetts
July 18, 1863
Morris Island, Charleston
Murali Dhanakoti at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
The 54th Massachusetts, one of the first Black regiments, led the assault on Battery Wagner and lost nearly half its men including Colonel Shaw. The attack failed and did more than anything else to convince the North that Black soldiers should be recruited in numbers.
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