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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04662.040 |
| From Archive Folder | Charles E. Walbridge Collection |
| Title | Charles E. Walbridge to his mother describing the charge on Fort Wagner |
| Date | 14 July 1863 |
| Author | Walbridge, Charles E. (b. 1842) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Briefly describes the charge on Fort Wagner which he mistakenly says was led by the 7th Connecticut. The 100th Regiment dug trenches and erected a battery which captured a rebel battery. [Walbridge gives a correct and compelling description of the attack on Fort Wagner in GLC 4663.022.] |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Battle African American History African American Troops Confederate States of America |
| People | Walbridge, Charles E. (fl. 1842-1866) |
| Place written | Folly Island, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Mother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 100th New York Volunteers, H Company |