 It was used as the staging area for the Battles of Fort Wagner, which were fought between July and September 1863.Morris Island was the location of Fort Wagner; the Second Battle of Fort Wagner was depicted in the 1989 film "Glory".Bermudian First Sergeant Robert John Simmons of Company B of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment penned a letter from Folly Island shortly before he was mortally wounded at Fort Wagner.