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Robert Gould Shaw II (sometimes referred to as RGS II) (June 16, 1872 – March 29, 1930) was a wealthy landowner, international polo player of the Myopia Hunt Club and socialite in the greater Boston area of Massachusetts.
Robert Gould Shaw (October 10, 1837 – July 18, 1863) was an American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Born into a Boston upper class abolitionist family, he accepted command of the first all-black regiment (the 54th Massachusetts) in the Northeast.
14 de abr. de 2010 · To lead the 54th Massachusetts, Governor Andrew chose a young white officer named Robert Gould Shaw. Shaw’s parents were wealthy and prominent abolitionist activists.
Despite his image in the 1989 film Glory, Robert Gould Shaw was a reluctant leader of the famous 54th Massachusetts Infantry, one of the first African American regiments in the Civil War.
Robert Gould Shaw II was a wealthy landowner, international polo player of the Myopia Hunt Club and socialite in the greater Boston area of Massachusetts. He was one of the prominent figures of the boom years at the turn of the century, sometimes called the Gilded Age.
Learn about the life and service of Robert Gould Shaw, a white abolitionist who led the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, a unit of African American Soldiers in the Civil War. Shaw was killed in action at the Second Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863.
3 de mai. de 2024 · Robert Gould Shaw, Union army officer who commanded a prominent regiment of African American troops during the American Civil War, the 54th Massachusetts. He died fighting alongside the regiment while assaulting Fort Wagner, South Carolina, in 1863.
