Fort Wagner

One often overlooked Civil War site is Morris Island, location of the former Confederate battery Fort Wagner. Built after the start of the war, Fort Wagner aided Fort Sumter in protecting Charleston, South Carolina from invading Union forces during the ...

Fort Wagner

Site one mile east at

junction of Beaver Creek

and Reedy Branch

built in 1760 by

Hans Wagner

as a refuge from the

Cherokee Indians

Marker is on State Highway 215 0.1 miles north of Fort Wagner Road, on the right when traveling south.

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