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Robert Gould Shaw’s “Grave” on Staten Island & Gen. Francis Barlow’s Wife’s Resting Place

Robert Gould Shaw (born October 10, 1837) was one of the  most famous colonels of the Civil War. The subject of the movie “Glory,” Shaw…

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Kevin Levin on Robert Gould Shaw Before He Came to Command the 54th Massachusetts

Kevin Levin, author of Searching For Black Confederates and Remembering the Battle of the Crater: War as Murder, speaks about Robert Gould Shaw before his…

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Posted in Civil War Videos

Video: Watch the Rededication of the Shaw/54th Massachusetts Memorial in Boston

You can watch the video of today’s entire National Rededication of the Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial in Boston.

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Robert Gould Shaw/54th Massachusetts Regiment monument in Boston is being rededicated on June 1

The Robert Gould Shaw/54th Massachusetts Regiment monument in Boston is being rededicated on June 1, 2022. Here is info from the organizers: Shaw 54th Regiment…

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Podcast: How Robert Gould Shaw’s Missing Ft. Wagner Sword Was Found and Identified

When Robert Gould Shaw led the 54th Massachusetts into battle at Fort Wagner outside of Charleston he carried a brand new sword given to him…

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