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	Fort Wagner Information - TextSheet.com
		Fort Wagner (also called Battery Wagner) was a fortification on Morris Island, South Carolina that covered the south approach to Charleston harbor.
		The approach to the fort was constricted to a 60 m wide strip of beach.
		However, the battle proved to be a political victory for the Union since the valour of the 54th against the hopeless odds proved the worth of fl soldiers.
	www.medbuster.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/fort_wagner.html (347 words)

	Battery Wagner, the Assault of July 18, 1863
		His goal was to capture the Battery and the remainder of the low, sandy, flea infested island (know locally as coffin island due to its use as a Lazzaretto and leper colony prior to the war).
		The fort was held by a small garrison of Confederate Infantry and Artillary and protected by a narrow approach up the beach, constricted by a marshy creek which funneled the soldiers onto a strip of sand a few hundred feet wide.
		The Swamp Angel Battery behind the island has been preserved.) The island's appearnce now, however, is similar to that it had during the war, low, sandy and covered with scrub growth.
	www.awod.com /gallery/probono/cwchas/wagner.html (721 words)

	Battle of Battery Wagner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Quincy A. Gillmore was determined to capture the city of Charleston, SC., and decided the first step was to capture Morris Island at the mouth of Charleston Harbor.
		Morris Island was protected by a small but strategically located Confederate earthen fort called Battery Wagner that was manned by 1,300 men under the command of Gen. William B. Taliaferro.
		On September 6, the Confederates quietly evacuated Battery Wagner, leaving Morris Island to the Union troops.
	civilwar.bluegrass.net /battles-campaigns/1863/630718.html (356 words)

	Union - Rhode Island Artillery
		Morris Island, S.C., Northern District, Dept. of the South, to October, 1864.
		Morris Island, S.C., Northern District, Dept. of the South, to September, 1864.
		Morris Island, S.C., Northern District, Dept. of the South, to March, 1865.
	www.civilwararchive.com /Unreghst/unriarty.htm (4715 words)

	Thomas Leonard Morris Branch of the Morris Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Morris was born in Clarendon County, a son of the late William Thomas and Leona McElveen Morris.
		Morris was a son of the late Charlie and Susan Emma Hodge Morris of Clarendon County.
		Morris was born in Sumter, a son of the late Robert Ezra and Geneva Baker Morris.
	www.geocities.com /clmorris30907/index.html (11250 words)

	Friends of the Hunley
		During the Assault on Fort Wagner, Union forces, including Ezra's infantry, the 7th Connecticut, crossed the harbor in small boats, initially undetected, and went ashore believing they were attacking an inferior, unprepared Battery.
		Ezra's family believed him to be lost at the battle of Fort Wagner, probably from having it confirmed by local boys returning home from the battle.
		This second battle is significant clue in the mystery of Ezra's ID tag since it placed a Confederate Artillery Corporal, Carlson, on Morris Island.
	www.hunley.org /main_index.asp?CONTENT=IDTAG (976 words)

	recon
		This was an important maneuver to distract the attention from Battery Wagner on Morris Island.
		This charge in the disposition of these portions of my command were rendered necessary by the condition of the ground over which the artillery had to be moved, and the evident precipitancy with which the enemy upon the right of the marsh were retreating.
		After crossing the abatis through which my skirmishers had passed, I brought my command in line of battle and (agreeable to the instructions received) awaited the appearance of General Coquitt's command, which it was intended should cross over from the left to the right of the marsh by the lower causeways.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Bunker/5870/recon.html (1867 words)

	Latest news on Civil War battle site preservation
		Morris Island, located outside Charleston Harbor just a few hundred yards from Fort Sumter, was the scene of some of the most brutal fighting during the siege of Charleston.
		However, key elements of Fort Wagner and the Union batteries arrayed against Charleston remain to tell the story of the dramatic events that occurred on the island.
		Morris Island is classified as a Priority IV, Class B battlefield.
	www.civilwar.org /news/topten2005/morrisisland2005.htm (204 words)

	Dispatch Depot Message Board - Battery Wagner or Fort Wagner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wagner was named after 1st South Carolina Artillery Lt. Col.
		There are also interesting entries by Col. Lawrence Keitt who was one of the garrison commanders on Morris Island (because of the fatigue associated with the siege, the Confederates rotated the garrison about every three days, the commanders about every six days).
		In retaliation, the Union placed 600 Confederates on Morris Island where they would be exposed to counterfire by the Confederates.
	civilwartalk.com /forums/printthread.php?t=21929 (734 words)

	The Charging of Fort Wagner
		Though this battle was a important victory for the North, Shaw's life was affected more than he could have imagined.
		Massachusetts infantry was composed mostly of free fls born in the North, not freed slaves.
		Some may argue that the 54th's bravery on James Island convinced the leading officers that they were, in fact, more than "fl cannon fodder." Yet, how could one act of bravery convince men, who have considered African Americans to be an inferior race, to have respect for an entire people.
	www.studyworld.com /charging_of_fort_wagner.htm (2630 words)

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		The Island was sparsely occupied by the Lenape Indians of the Delaware Tribe.
		Staten Island is remote and sparsely populated because of its island terrain -- yet it is adjacent to the world's greatest city.
		Overland roads led to ferries which joined the Island to its neighbors across the waters in Brooklyn and New Jersey, but it was only in the third decade of the 20th century that the Island's bridges were constructed.
	www.nypl.org /branch/staten/history/siphototour.html (4335 words)

Best Read Guide: Charleston: Fort Wagner 05/27/99

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