Shaw, Robert Gould Personalities Civil War Wars
Robert Gould Shaw was the son of a prominent Boston abolitionist family. He was serving as a captain in the 2nd Massachusetts when, at age 26, he was appointed colonel of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts , the first Black regiment of troops organized in a northern state.In 1863, he led his regiment in an assault on Fort Wagner in South Carolina, where he perished, along with one-quarter of his troops. He was buried in a common grave along with the Black soldiers he commanded.
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- Portraits of Valor - Reprint of the chromolithograph, "Storming Fort Wagner", by Louis Kurz and Alexander Allison, printed in 1890.
- The Biography of Robert Gould Shaw - Extensive look at the man and the soldier.
- Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Memorial - Online tour of the cast bronze piece commemorating Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment.
- Who2Profile: Robert Gould Shaw - Brief overview, vital statistics and links to related sites.
- Robert Gould Shaw - Biographical information.
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