Second Battle of Fort Wagner

The Battle of Fort Wagner consisted of two battles the second being the most deadly and the most famous of the battles. There were several events and terrain features that cost the Union these battles during the attempted siege of Fort Wagner. Even though the Battles were a complete loss there’s several things that came from the battles that had lasting impacts on the war and America. The Union Army wanted to destroy Fort Sumter to allow the Union Navy access to Charleston Harbor so they Navy could

The battle of fort wagner was a huge opportunity for black soldiers to prove themselves.This battle marked a huge opening for civil rights in the military .The civil was known as “The War Between the States,” was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. Some things that led to the civil war was the mexican war, slavery, states rights, and abolitionist movements. The civil war was fought on April 12 1861. The belligerents in the civil war was confederacy

the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry into battles and discovers along the way he has to confront the moral question of racial prejudice inside and outside of his regimen. Colonel Shaw was the commander of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, also known as the Massachusetts “Fighting” Fifty-fourth, which was a position he has been thrown into and felt that he may not be fit for the job. At first Shaw was a little cowardly, during the battle, bomb fragments almost hit him and he passed out

for the Union army, included: Frederick Douglass, Lewis Hayden, John Coburn, Charles Lenox Remond, and William Wells Brown. As a result, over 1000 volunteers enlisted in the 54th Regiment, a response so overwhelming that Massachusetts organized a second Black regiment, the fifty-fifth. Men of the fifty-fourth represented twenty-four states, the District of Columbia, the West Indies, and Africa. Approximately 25% of them had been slaves, over 50% were literate, and, even though as civilians they had

Hudson, Louisiana; Honey Springs, Oklahoma; Fort Wagner, South Carolina; and New Market Heights, Virginia. African Americans constructed about 10% of the United States Army. This may not seem like a lot of people, however it largely aided us in many battles, one battle that really stands out is the battle of Fort Wagner, South Carolina, the African Americans played a major part in helping the North during this battle. Fort Wagner was the first major battle African Americans were allowed to fight, keep

regiment, was faced with the task of training and leading the men into battle. Throughout the movie, disunity is shown between the regiment and their superiors, other white soldiers and even with themselves. Three scenes that depicted the change from disunity to unity was when the officers tore up their paychecks, when Thomas saved Tripp and when all of the soldiers cheered on the 54th Regiment as they were marching into battle. Although the regiment faced adversity, the unity of the Union’s army

Life with the Second Massachusetts gradually changed Shaw's outlook on the war and his own existence. Though as an officer he was able to attend elegant parties and eat and sleep well, for the first time he was among men of other social classes with whom he had to depend

much respect and enthusiasm he applied for a commission in in the regular Army. In May of 1861, his request was granted and he was assigned to the Second Massachusetts Regiment at the rank of second lieutenant. This decision to follow his new found purpose placed him in the position to be involved in some of the Civil Wars greatest and pivotal battles that determined the momentum of the war. Shaw served in campaigns in western Maryland and Virginia serving under Major General Nathaniel Banks, who

the offer of command and promotion to colonel from Governor Andrew himself. He accepts almost immediately. However, the truth is that Robert’s father, Francis Shaw, hand delivered a letter from Governor Andrew to where Robert was stationed with the Second Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Upon receiving the letter, Shaw initially refused the offer. Telling his father, “I would take it if I thought myself equal to the responsibility of such a position.” It was two days later before

Before he became a soldier, James Gooding worked as a whaler in Massachusetts. He received almost the same pay as a white man, sometimes making up to $20 per month. After Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation, Gooding enlisted in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African American regiments in the Union. He was promised equal pay as white soldiers, which was $13 per month, but instead received $7 per month. This letter by Gooding was addressed to President Lincoln