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Magnolia Plantation
Posted: April 25, 2019 in Civil War SitesTags: civil war history, civil war sites, confederate, magnolia plantation, plantation, south carolina, union
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July 18, 1863
Posted: July 18, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: 54th Massachusetts, american civil war, american history, Battery Wagner, Colonel Robert G. Shaw, confederate, On this Day in the Civil War, south carolina, the american civil war, the civil war, union
On this day in the Civil War, Federal troops, including the 54th Massachusetts colored infantry, unsuccessfully attack Battery Wagner, South Carolina.
The commander of the 54th Massachusetts, Colonel Robert G. Shaw is killed in the attack. As a show of disrespect Confederates bury Colonel Shaw in a mass grave with his slain colored troops.
Colonel Robert G. Shaw
(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)
May 28, 1863
Posted: May 28, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: 54th Massachusetts, american civil war, american history, black soldiers, Boston, confederate, On this Day in the Civil War, Robert Gould Shaw, south carolina, the american civil war, the civil war, union
On this day in the Civil War, a regiment of black soldiers, the 54th Massachusetts, leaves Boston to train in South Carolina.
The regiment is led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the son of a Boston abolitionist.
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)
April 12th, 1861
Posted: April 12, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, civil war, confederacy, fort sumter, history, south carolina, the civil war, union, united states
155 years ago today (April 12th, 1861) the American Civil War began with the bombardment of Fort Sumter.
Fort Moultrie
Posted: February 13, 2015 in Civil War SitesTags: civil war sites, south carolina, the american civil war, the civil war
The Civil War Book 