History of Charleston plaque (Click for full version History of Charleston SC info!)
Charleston endured 587 days of constant shelling, use of confederate prisoners as human shields (the Immortal 600) and its fortifications withstood numerous ground attacks, including a charge by the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (famous due to 1989 movie Glory). News of this regiment's courage in its front line attack on Fort Wagner led to many more black regiments being created and by the end of the Civil War more than 180,000 African-Americans joined the Union army. This helped turn the tide for victory.
History buffs: Visit Battle of Charleston in Revolutionary + Civil War!
Windsor Hill Plantation: Home of War Hero General William Moultrie!
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