Artist Statement
Cybelle and I chose the battle of
Ft. Wagner as our topic. Though this battle was one of many, it was the first
one ever to have African Americans fight in it. The North aloud them to because
they believed that everyone should be able to fight. It built a start to the
civil war. The battle of Ft. Wagner came in two parts one on July 11, 1863 and
the second on July 18, 1863. The second battle is much better known because of
its intensity. More union forces were killed than Confederate. If those African
American troops had not fought in the 148 years ago today segregation might
have been even worse than it has ever been. In this picture the two men on the
left show the Unions forces and the single man on the right represents the
Confederate force. It is a simple drawing of how the white man and black man
joined in the north.
WOW!! I like your project! Is one of those pictures your quilt piece? (2nd to last)
ReplyDelete~Katie O
i didnt know all this about the battle of Ft. Wagner! i had no idea that if it werent foir the african american soldiers then the union probally wouldnt of won the battle.
ReplyDelete-Lena
It's really interesting that this was the first battle that African Americans were allowed to take part in. I like your pictures! -Grace
ReplyDelete54th MA. Regiment fought in this battle. I didnt know it was split into two parts. The picture of the toke is cool.
ReplyDelete-Heidy