 1837 - 1863 (25 years)
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| Name |
Robert Gould Shaw |
| Title |
Colonel |
| Birth |
10 Oct 1837 |
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
19 Apr 1861 |
Civil War, Union Army |
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Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw |
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Storming Fort Wagner.
Storming Fort Wagner. A Kurz & Allison print. |
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Gallant Charge of the 35th.
Currier & Ives 1863. |
| Death |
18 Jul 1863 |
Fort Wagner, South Carolina |
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The death of Robert Gould Shaw.
The death of Robert Gould Shaw as depicted in the Kurz & Allison print "Storming Fort Wagner". |
| Burial |
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.
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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. |
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Robert Gould Shaw Mount Auburn.
Robert Gould Shaw Mount Auburn. |
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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. |
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Glory
Matthew Broderick as Colonel Robert Gould Shaw in the movie "Glory". |
| Siblings |
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| 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 |
| Marriage |
9 Jun 1835 |
| Family ID |
F17516 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 10 Oct 1837 - Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts |
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 | Death - 18 Jul 1863 - Fort Wagner, South Carolina |
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 | Burial - 18 Jul 1863 - Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States |
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 | 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 |
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