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Robert Gould Shaw (October 10, 1837 – July 18, 1863) was an American military officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. As Colonel, he commanded the all-black 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. The 54th was created under the order of Massachusetts Governor John Andrew in 1863.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Shaw's letters to Morse date from February through July 1863. They were written from Boston during the recruiting of Black men to form the Fifty-fourth; from Camp Meigs, Readville, Mas sachusetts, where the unit was trained; from Lenox, Massachu. setts, at the home of his new wife's family; and from St. Helena's.
The bulk of the collection consists of letters by Robert Gould Shaw to his family, including 98 letters to his mother, 31 to his father, and some to his sisters and brothers-in-law.
Colonel Shaw was the Commander of the Massachusetts 54th Infantry regiment, the first official African American regiments to be formed in the United States. Colonel Shaw was killed at the battle for Fort Wagner, near Charleston South Carolina on July 18, 1963. Creator: Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863. Date:
9 maj 2012 · Cover title: Glory, one gallant rush. Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-164) and index. Story of Shaw's life and his heroic command of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first Negro unit raised in the North in the Civil War. Access-restricted-item.
Robert Gould Shaw (October 10, 1837 – July 18, 1863) was an American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Born into a abolitionist family from the Boston upper class, he accepted command of the first all-black regiment (the 54th Massachusetts) in the Northeast.Supporting the promised equal treatment for his troops, he encouraged the men to refuse their pay until it was ...
Restored in 2021 by the Partnership to Renew the Memorial, Augustus Saint-Gaudens’s The Robert Gould Shaw – 54th Regiment Memorial proudly stands on Boston Common as a powerful testament to the cost of the freedom and the true meaning of the Civil War.
