18 jul 1863 ano - Assault of Fort Wagner

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July 18, 1863 - 'Negro troops' of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment under Colonel Robert G. Shaw assault fortified Rebels at Fort Wagner, South Carolina. Colonel Shaw and half of the 600 men in the regiment are killed. This leads to Frederick Douglass asking Lincoln for equality in Negro troops (Aug 10, 1863).

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