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Civil War letters which, like those in Shaw's earlier collection, he had written home to his family. The manuscript originals of Letters Written during the Civil War 1861?1865* are in the holdings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Shaw's letters to Morse date from February through July 1863.
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.
1,104 pages of letters written by, and papers related to Colonel Robert G. Shaw, commander of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, one of the first official African-American units in the United States during the Civil War, copied from material held by the Houghton Library.
On the Boston Common stands one of the great Civil War memorials, a magnificent bronze sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. It depicts the black soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry marching alongside their young white commander, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.
8 maj 2019 · The most remarkable item in the collection is the officer’s sword carried by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, 54 th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment – the first Northern regiment composed of free black volunteers. One hundred fifty-four years ago, Shaw carried the weapon during the failed assault on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina.
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: April 27, 1863 Format: Letters ...
17 mar 2011 · Colonel Geary is ordered to the line of the road to protect General McCallum’s bridge-builders. Large detachments are protecting railroad bridges, towns, &c,, in our rear. I reported by letter exact position of all my forces, detached and otherwise, some days since.
