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In response to "is Battery Wagner the fort from Glory in Charleston harbour still there for a tour? -- nm" by Beaker

I think Morris Island is there but the Battery is under water.

Posted by Inigo (aka Inigo) Sep 7 '12, 10:51

Located on Morris Island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor, Fort Wagner was key to the Confederate defense of the city. Union forces began a series of attacks against the fort in July 1863 that featured a furious night assault that included the 54th Massachusetts Infantry black soldiers made famous in the movie �Glory.� The Confederates held the fort itself, but Union gunners were able to maneuver close enough to bombard both Sumter and the city effectively. The most famous weapon used by Union gunners here was the �Swamp Angel� that fired 36 huge projectiles into the city.

A historical marker on Morris Island locates the site of the �Swamp Angel.� However, the site of Fort Wagner has been washed away into the Atlantic Ocean, and access to Morris Island is limited and only by private boat

I'd still yell Give 'em hell, 54! (www.civilwartraveler.com)

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aww, poop. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 7, 10:56 1
- Go to sumter and yell it any way. I bet the "south was right" folks down south love to hear that. -- nm - Inigo Sep 7, 11:02

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I think Morris Island is there but the Battery is under water.

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