and that begins in 1863, at the battle of fort wagner. 35 soldiers of the 54th massachusetts are captured. and taken to the charleston city jail. when word of their treatment reaches the white house later in the summer, exchanges stop. are amen and their story very good example of the complexities, in that the governor of south carolina wants them for waro try crimes. he wants to execute them for the slave insurrection that they've been a part of. he is not permitted to do so. much to his disgust, the state for system finds that south carolina has no standing to do so. these men remain in charleston for over a year. later in 1864, they're confederatento the military prison system. and that's when they start dying. their time at charleston, all things considered, wasn't quite as bad as what was to come. while large-scale exchanges is reallyrozen, it important to remember that limited exchanges are still occurring, especially late in 1864. exchanges of the sick and wounded or field exchanges. sherman's exchange after he occupies atlanta is very, very critical to the history of andersonville

fort charleston. you have the assault at battery wagner using african-american troops. they talk about massachusetts training, but many of those soldiers were recruited to beaufort. >> you had three black regiments within gilmore's army. the first and second south carolina, both of which were raised at the port royal -beaufort area. there were a number of former slaves from south carolina and a little from florida and georgia, as well. later, they are joined by the third south carolina which is made up of a lot of escaped slaves from the charleston area. is a regiment that also sees a great till of service out here, as well. wagnersiege of battery -- the young men, i mean, for those of us in later wars, world war i and world war ii, they had .unkers in the sand when they were being shelled, they would go in. when it stopped, they would come out. 5, the through september confederate soldiers are going underground for hours at a time. again, you have to think what these young men are putting up with. some talk about the way the union fleet would fire at battery wagner. they would skip the shelves in l

fort munro, virginia. and the note, general butler stated "do you want to see me? do the next best thing, up the marble bust." he served as governor of massachusetts and a congressman it lost a bid for presidency. as a biographer notes, both hated and loved, but let remains a figure immensely amusing and much-maligned. here's a great picture of the general. it shows him on the field and you see his wearing slippers. oops. i gotta go back. my second contribution to this large collaboration is called the haunted relic of gettysburg. this object is a poignant piece. the confederate victory at gettysburg would've changed the course of the war. men in the north were growing tired. and robert e lee from believe there were people who could capitulate and bring it to a close. of course, the victory denied the ability does -- to disprove that notion. lee out generaled his counterparts. the confederate army was out number at gettysburg and lee fought against long odds. a man fights hardest retracting his own home. -- protecting his own home. also, union general made chosen the surroundings of gettysburg positions and many of the officers made excellent deci

area, and they started getting serious about building defenses -- fort massachusetts was built by massachusetts troops. it was a perimeter of about 168 yards and encompassed 200 men in the fort. second battle in august of 1860 -- 1862, they decided to make this larger because of its location. it is on a high ground. plus, it covers 7th street, which today is georgia avenue. it.as important to protect they made it larger so it was about 375 yards in perimeter. as i mentioned, it was perhaps the most famous for, and that's because of the battle of fort stevens on july 11th and 12th of 1864 when jewell early brought troops up through the valley up around frederick, maryland and in towards washington, d.c. on july 11, he came near the fort itself. his men were pretty exhausted. they did kind of feel it out that day but decided they would have a demonstration the next day. thate explained before these defenses were mutually supported, so that if you attacked fort stevens, you are going to catch fire from the forts on both sides. in his demonstration on the 12th realized that and decided to actually

so, fort massachusetts was built in this area by massachusetts troops. it was about a perimeter of 168 yards and encompassed 200 men in the fort. after second manassas in august of 1862, they decided to make this larger because of its location. it's very -- it's on a high ground plus it covers seventh street, which is georgia avenue today. a lot of people used it. it was important to protect it. they made it larger, so it was 375 yards perimeter. as i mention, it was, perhaps, the most famous fort. that's because of the battle of fort stevens on july 11th-12th of 1864 when they brought troops up through the valley up around frederick, maryland and in toward washington, d.c. on july 11th, he came near the fort here itself. his men were pretty exhausted. they could kind of feel it out a little bit that day but decided they would have a demonstration in force the next day. now, i have explained before that these defenses were mutually supported so if you attack fort stevens, you are going to catch fire from the fort's on both sides. even jubal early in his d

area, and they started getting serious about building defenses around cities so fort massachusetts was built in this area by massachusetts troops. it was about a perimeter of about 168 yards, and encompassed about 200 men in the fort. after second manassas in august of 1862, they decided to make this larger. because of its location, it's very -- it's on a high ground, plus it covers seventh street, which today is george avenue. but it was seventh street extended, which a lot of people used. so it was important to protect it. so they made it larger so it was about 375 yard perimeter. as i mention it was perhaps the most famous fort. and that's because of the battle of fort stevens on july 11th, 12th, of 1864. when earley brought troops up through the valley, up around fredrick maryland, and then in orders washington, d.c. on that july 11th. he came very near the fort here itself. his men were pretty exhausted. they did kind of feel it out a little bit that day but decided they would have a demonstration in force the next day. now i've explained before that, these defenses were mutually