Second Fort Wagner
battle Facts
18 Jul 1863
Outcome: Confederate victory: second of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner fails, heroism of the 54th Massachusetts.6,800 Troops
Union
Commander(s)Quincy A Gilmore
Truman Seymour
John A Dahlgren
Robert Gould Shaw
George C Strong
- 246 Killed
- 880 Wounded
- 389 Missing & Captured
Confederacy
Commander(s)PGT Beauregard
William B Taliaferro
Johnson Hagood
- 36 Killed
- 133 Wounded
- 5 Missing & Captured