Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial
This memorial commemorates Robert Gould Shaw, who was the commander of the first Afro-American regiment (the 54th Regiment) in the American Civil War (1861-1865). He was killed in Charleston, South Carolina on 18 July 1863.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward
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