Colonel Robert Gould Shaw

1837 - 1863  (25 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Robert Gould Shaw
  Title	Colonel
  Born	10 Oct 1837	Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	19 Apr 1861	Civil War, Union Army
  		Colonel Robert Gould Shaw Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
  		Storming Fort Wagner. Storming Fort Wagner. A Kurz & Allison print.
  		Gallant Charge of the 35th. Currier & Ives 1863.
  Died	18 Jul 1863	Fort Wagner, South Carolina
  		The death of Robert Gould Shaw. The death of Robert Gould Shaw as depicted in the Kurz & Allison print "Storming Fort Wagner".
  Buried	18 Jul 1863	Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
  	Colonel Shaw was originally buried in a mass grave at Fort Wagner rather than returning his body to Union forces. Commanding Confederate General Johnson Hagood saw it as an insult that he was being buried with black soldiers. His family however believed it was an honor for him to be buried with his soldiers. Fort Wagner has been subjected to extensive erosion by storm and sea. Much of the site has been eroded away, including the place where the Union soldiers were buried. However, soon after the end of the Civil War, the Army disinterred and reburied all the remains, including presumably those of Shaw, at the Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, South Carolina. Their gravestones were marked as "unknown". He has two cenotaphs. One is at Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island, New York at his family's plot. Another is at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  		Unknown Union Soldier. Unknown Union Soldier.
  Biographical Information	1897	Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
  	The Shaw monument was erected in 1848 by Boston merchant and philanthropist Robert Gould Shaw (1776-1853) as the centerpiece for his family's cemetery plot. In 1987 a bronze plaque was add in commemoration of Shaw?s grandson, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.
  		Robert Gould Shaw Mount Auburn. Robert Gould Shaw Mount Auburn.
  		Robert Gould Shaw Mount Auburn. Robert Gould Shaw Mount Auburn.
  Biographical Information	1989
  	In 1989 the movie "Glory" was released. It was about Robert Gould Shaw leading the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company. He was portrayed by Matthew Broderick.
  		Glory Matthew Broderick as Colonel Robert Gould Shaw in the movie "Glory".
  Siblings	1. Susanna Shaw,   b. 1839,   d. 1926
  Person ID	I59124	Nagel
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Francis George Shaw,   b. 23 Oct 1809, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 7 Nov 1882, Staten Island, Richmond, New York  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah Blake Sturgis,   b. 31 Aug 1815, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 29 Dec 1902  (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	9 Jun 1835
  Family ID	F17516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Oct 1837 - Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Died - 18 Jul 1863 - Fort Wagner, South Carolina Buried - 18 Jul 1863 - Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States Biographical Information - The Shaw monument was erected in 1848 by Boston merchant and philanthropist Robert Gould Shaw (1776-1853) as the centerpiece for his family's cemetery plot. In 1987 a bronze plaque was add in commemoration of Shaw?s grandson, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. - 1897 - Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.