AdvertisementOpinionThe Root: Blacks Should Care About The Civil WarApril 12, 2011Allen C. GuelzofacebookEmailThe Yankees attack Fort Wagner, Charleston, during the American Civil War. The fort was under attack from July 18th to Sept 7th, 1863, by soldiers including the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first African-American regiment in the U.S. Army. Tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. (Getty Images)