The Assault on Fort Wagner
Black Union Soldiers Make a Stand in South Carolina Battle
What was the 54th Regiment and why was it so controversial? Kids will learn the fascinating history of the first African American regiment in the Union army and its attack on Fort Wagner, an important fort near Charleston. The attack on Fort Wagner proved to many people that African Americans deserved to be soldiers for the Union army.
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Book Review--"Good addition for studying the Civil War and/or Black history. Recommended."
- San Diego City Schools
