Colonel Robert Shaw and the
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Robert Gould Shaw was born on Oct. 10, 1837.
His birthplace was boston, MA.
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Robert Shaw was an only child.
His parents were Francis George and Sarah Blake.
His family were abolitionists.
The family also was wealthy and well connected.
The Governor chose Shaw
to lead the 54th regiment of Massachusetts.
Shaw was only 26 years old
when offered to command the regiment.
The 54th regiment of Massachusetts was
the first black regiment.
The regiment was forced by Shaw's superiors to
participate in a destructive raid on the town of Darien, Georgia.
The regiment went to the battle at
Fort Wagner.
In that battle Robert Gould Shaw died in the charge
and half of the regiment was killed.
seargent William Harvey Carney served with gould.
He received the congressional medal of honor.
A monument to shaw and the 54th regiment
was unveiled on may 31, 1897.
The story of this unit
lives on in the movie Glory.
Gould is portrayed
by the actor Matthew Broderick.
