The Assault on Fort Wagner: Black Union Soldiers Make a Stand in South Carolina Battle

by Wendy Vierow

Book Overview

What was the 54th Regiment and why was it so controversial? Kids will learn the fascinating history of the first African American regiment in the Union army and its attack on Fort Wagner, an important fort near Charleston. The attack on Fort Wagner proved to many people that African Americans deserved to be soldiers for the Union army.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823962237
• ISBN13: 9780823962235
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: PowerKids Press
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.2" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 5 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5