I think I saw that depicted in some film but I can't remember which film
it was.
Chuck Norcutt
On 8/2/2013 11:25 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> By the way, this little spit of sand and scrub called Morris Island has
> an incredible history. During the siege of Charleston during the Civil War,
> it was feared that Union forces would use it as a bridge to attack Fort
> Sumter from the rear, so the Confederate defenders of the city built
> Battery Wagner at the midpoint of Morris Island to defend that potential
> route. In fact, just a few weeks ago was the 150th anniversary of the
> attempt by the Massachusetts 54th Regiment to take Battery Wagner. Wagner
> never fell and many brave men lay beneath the sand, and now beneath the
> waves as that part of the island eroded away many years ago.
>
> Charlie
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