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While the Confederates lost around 170 soldiers while the union lost over 1,500 soldiers. in the end we left the base losing all those soldiers for no reason 389 missing & captured in the union. 5

missing & captured for the Confederates.

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My friends and other members of the 54th Massachusetts. I am pictured in the front row on the left. I am one of the few in this picture that survived the Battle of Fort Wagner.

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Even though the Union was against slavery. Some union soldiers just wanted to save the union and did not care what happens to the slaves .

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Life was hard as an African American soldier, because of homesickness, diseases, very little sleep, very little food, little pay and racism.

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On July 18th, I was ordered to assault Fort Wagner 30-foot high earth and sand filled walls protected 14 heavy artillery pieces. I was with the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. We captured the outer rifle pits surrounding the fort. I thought this plan might actually work. I heard the  unit’s colonel, Robert Gould Shaw, was killed. which had discouraged me. with nine other regiments, we crossed over two bridges and scaled parapet as the we entered.  We had brutal hand to hand combat. I started  unconvinced of victory, they resorted to land and sea siege operations to reduce the fort. The Confederates abandoned Fort Wagner on September 7, 1863

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“The Color of Bravery.” American Battlefield Trust, 22 Mar. 2018, www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/color-bravery.
http://newyorkhistoryblog.org/2012/01/23/guest-essay-black-troops-white-civil-war-units/
“Fort Wagner.” American Battlefield Trust, 1 Feb. 2018, www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/fort-wagner.

“Guest Essay: Black Troops, White Civil War Units.” The New York History Blog, 25 Jan. 2013, newyorkhistoryblog.org/2012/01/23/guest-essay-black-troops-white-civil-war-units/.
https://cwcrossroads.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/the-assault-on-fort-wagner-july-18-1863/

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Life was hard as a soldier. We were given very little food and we got very little sleep. I got very homesick at times and wanted to quit. But I was committed to ending slavery. Our blue uniforms were also very heavy and hot. Sometimes on the battle fields the weather would be as hot as 100 degrees Fahrenheit. being African American I got less pay. Earning only $10 a month, while white soldiers earned $13 per month.

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I was born into slavery. I ran away from my owner when I was 9 with my mom and older sister. Years later, I saw a poster nailed into a wood post that said the union army would now be excepting African Americans as soldiers. I joined the union because I hated slavery and wanted to abolish it. I trained in Camp Meigs in Readville.