Directory of Shaw, Robert Gould Resources

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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.

Resources in This Category

• Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Memorial

  http://www.nga.gov/feature/shaw/home.htm
  Online tour of the cast bronze piece commemorating Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment.

• Robert Gould Shaw

  http://www.civilwarhome.com/shawbio.htm
  Biographical information.

• Who2Profile: Robert Gould Shaw

  http://www.who2.com/bio/robert-gould-shaw
  Brief overview, vital statistics and links to related sites.

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