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packman

(16,296 posts) Mon Aug 28, 2017, 11:57 AM Aug 2017

The Battle for Fort Wagner

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The movie, GLORY, had this battle as its epic ending. A detailed article about the fort, the men and the battle. Some differences in actual events and the battle.

https://www.civilwar.org/learn/articles/fort-wagner-and-54th-massachusetts-volunteer-infantry

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The Battle for Fort Wagner (Original Post) packman Aug 2017 OP

It would seem like defending fixed forts like this would be hopeless Yupster Aug 2017 #1

Yupster

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1. It would seem like defending fixed forts like this would be hopeless

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Mon Aug 28, 2017, 06:46 PM

Aug 2017

The attackers can just sit offshore and bombard the fort until nothing is left.

If there are 1,700 defenders, you can attack it with 5,000. If 5,000 is not enough, you can attack it with 10,000.

None of that helps the poor guys who have to attack the walls though.

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