Created by Tom Horn on 8 Dec 2009, Last Update on 10 Dec 2009

Morris Island - 17 Jul 1863

Union Army troops commanded by Gen Quincy Gillmore, launched an assault on the Confederate-held fortress of Fort Wagner, which protected Morris Island, south of Charleston Harbor

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Tags : South Carolina,Land,Combat

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