A small Union force, led by the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, assaults Fort Wagner, an earthen Confederate fort on Morris Island. While the Union soldiers could not capture the fort, the attack demonstrated the bravery and professionalism of the 54th, one of the first all-black regiments in the Union Army.
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