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

Union Army colonel rank insignia
Letter from Robert Gould Shaw to his father from Camp Andrew, May 1861
Col. Robert Gould Shaw by Horace R. Burdick
Shaw mortally wounded on July 18, 1863, with his troops.
Bronze memorial to Shaw and the 54th regiment, by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Boston Common (dedicated 1897)
Shaw memorial at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Entry for Shaw in Harvard University's Memorial Hall
Title: Lt. Robert G. Shaw, standing, facing front*Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount : albumen ; 10 x 6 cm.
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.

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