US Civil War. Siege of Charleston, August
US Civil War. Siege of Charleston, August 1863. Two rows of Union mortar batteries bombard Fort Wagner and Gregg Battery on Morris Island. The siege followed two Union army assaults on Fort Wagner in July, which failed with the Union suffering 10 times the casualties of the defending Confederates
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13123496
Media ID
45384262
Size
3000px x 2162px
(2.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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