Robert Gould Shaw
Robert Gould Shaw (October 10, 1837 in Boston, Massachusetts – July 18, 1863 in Morris Island, South Carolina) was a colonel during the American Civil War. He led the all African American 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.[1]
Shaw died leading his troops attacking Fort Wagner in 1863, aged 25.
Robert Gould Shaw Media
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Union Army colonel rank insignia
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Letter from Robert Gould Shaw to his father from Camp Andrew, May 1861
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Col. Robert Gould Shaw by Horace R. Burdick
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Shaw mortally wounded on July 18, 1863, with his troops.
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Bronze memorial to Shaw and the 54th regiment, by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Boston Common (dedicated 1897)
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Shaw memorial at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Entry for Shaw in Harvard University's Memorial Hall
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Title: Lt. Robert G. Shaw, standing, facing front*Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount : albumen ; 10 x 6 cm.
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Original Grand Army of the Republic Uniform Hat Badge from Post No 146, aka 'RG Shaw Post', established by surviving members of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in 1871. In the R Andre Stevens Civil War Collection.
