Who was mortally wounded at Fort Wagner, South Carolina

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War Department
Adjutant General's Office
Washington, November 4, 1863

General Orders
No. 354

The name of the fort on the south side of the Potomac river, at present known as Fort "DeKalb," is hereby changed to Fort "Strong," after Major General George C. Strong, U.S. Volunteers, who died at New York City, July 30, 1863, of wounds received in an assault upon Fort Wagner, Charleston harbor, South Carolina.

By Order Of The Secretary Of War:

E.D. TOWNSEND
Assistant Adjutant General

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