CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The first African American regiment to fight in the Civil War launched an attack on Fort Wagner in the Charleston Harbor on this day in 1863. The 54th Massachusetts Infantry ...

"Medal of Honor: William Carney" from the Association of the U.S. Army. The 1863 Battle of Fort Wagner was a fairly inconsequential battle of the Civil War in terms of overall tactics and strategy.

Colonel Robert Gould Shaw was the 25-year-old leader of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, one of the first official African American regiments in the Civil War. The Battle of Fort Wagner, fought on ...