Assault on Fort Wagner

Confederate Commander

Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard

Forces Engaged: 1,800

Killed: 36

Wounded: 133

Missing or Captured: 5

Confederate Officers

Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood

July 18, 1863

Morris Island, South Carolina

Confederate Victory

Fort Wagner and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Battlefield Map

New Firsthand Account of the 54th Assault on Fort Wagner

Lt. Col. Edward Hallowell's Report on the 54th Massachusetts Infantry's Assault on Fort Wagner

Harper's Weekly Articles

Union Commander

Brig. Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore

Forces Engaged: 5,000

Killed: 246

Wounded: 880

Missing or Captured: 389

5 Gunboats

Union Officers

Maj. Gen. George C. Strong

Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren

Colonel Robert Shaw