battle, notable, nineteenth century
Second Battle of Fort Wagner
Second Battle of Fort Wagner was a battle fought on 18 July 1863 at Morris Island, in what is now South Carolina, United States. It was part of Jerard. The recorded result: Confederate victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 troops; 6 Ironclads against 1,800 troops.
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Record
| Date | 18 July 1863 | |
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| Place | Morris Island, South Carolina, United States 32.730N, 79.871W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 5,000 troops; 6 Ironclads | 1,800 troops |
| Casualties and losses | 1,515 total; (246 killed; 880 wounded; 389 missing/captured) | 174 total; (36 killed; 133 wounded; 5 missing/captured) |
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Nearest engagements
- First Battle of Fort Wagner 1863, same recorded site
- Second Battle of Fort Sumter 1863, 2.5 km N
- Second Battle of Charleston Harbor 1863, 2.5 km N
- Battle of Fort Sumter 1861, 2.5 km N
- First Battle of Charleston Harbor 1863, 2.5 km N
Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1776 and 1863.
Elsewhere in 1863
- Battle of Gettysburg United States
- Battle of Chancellorsville United States
- Battle of Chickamauga United States
- Siege of Vicksburg United States
- Battle of Camarón Mexico
The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program maps this as the Fort Wagner, Morris Island battlefield (site SC007): a study area of 3,640 acres, with a core area of 11,878 acres where the fighting was concentrated; 8,523 acres retain enough integrity to be potentially eligible for the National Register.
Second Battle of Fort Wagner is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (58 in South Carolina).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2676019, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of Fort Wagner, revision 1381331084, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.