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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Fort Sumter National Monument in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic) |
Morris Island
— 3/4 Mile South —
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By Richard E. Miller, 1990 | |
| | | 1. Morris Island Marker | | |
Inscription. Site of three Confederate batteries in the initial attack, 1861. Confederate forces evacuated the island September 7, 1863, after a 58-day siege. Federal batteries on Morris Island bombarded Fort Sumter from 1863 to 1865.
Erected by National Park Service.
Location. 32° 45.134′ N, 79° 52.478′ W. Marker is in Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina, in Charleston County. Click for map. Marker is on Fort Sumter Island in Charleston Harbor. It is accessible only by boat, primarily via the National Park Service's concessionaire ferry, departing from its visitor education center at 340 Concord Street, Charleston, SC. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29412, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. 1860 Flanking Caponniere (approx. 1.1 miles away); Oceola (approx. 1.1 miles away); Civil War Armament (approx. 1.1 miles away); Battle of Fort Sullivan (approx. 1.2 miles away); CS H.L. Hunley (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sullivan's Island (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sergeant Jasper (approx. 1.5 miles away); Fort Moultrie (approx. 1.8 miles away).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. | | | | 
By Richard E. Miller, 1990 | |
| | | 2. Morris Island Marker, Fort Sumter National Monument | | Morris Island, the uninhabited former site of the formidable Confederate bastion known as Fort (or "Battery") Wagner, is visible in the distance, 3/4 mile to the south. | | |
Burial site of the Immortal Six Hundred
Also see . . .
1. Morris Island. (Submitted on May 30, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. Second Battle of Fort Wagner. (Submitted on May 30, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
3. Battery Wagner. The site of the battery, while reduced somewhat due to shore erosion, is the focus of a Civil War Preservation Trust effort. (Submitted on May 31, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Additional keywords. Fort Wagner; Battery Wagner; 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry; Glory; William H. Carney; Quincy Gillmore; Robert Gould Shaw; Immortal Six Hundred; USCT; U.S. Colored Troops. |
| | | | | | 3. "The Storming of Fort Wagner" - lithograph by Kurz & Allison, 1890 | | depicting the death of the Col. Robert Gould Shaw, commanding officer of the 54th M.V.I. on Morris Island, July 18, 1863. | | |
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circa 1900 | |
| | | 4. Sgt. William H. Carney of New Bedford, Mass., | | the 54th's second flag bearer and its first Medal of Honor recipient - for his heroism at Fort Wagner, Morris Island, S.C. | | |
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1863 | |
| | | 5. Col. Robert Gould Shaw | | National Gallery of Art. | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on May 30, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 804 times since then. Last updated on May 31, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Submitted on May 30, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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