In 1897, William James referred to him as "the blue-eyed child of fortune," and he is said to "have died for rightÂ…but in vain" in a namesake poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Elizabeth Gaskell wrote that this man "gave up his life for what he believed to be right." In 1897, William James referred to him as "the blue-eyed child of fortune," and he is said to "have died for rightÂ…but in vain" in a namesake poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Johnson Hagood ordered him buried "in a common trench" out of disrespect. He, along with most of his men, was killed at the Second Battle of Fort Wagner, and is honored at a Boston memorial created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. For 10 points, name this commander of the all-black 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.
Elizabeth Gaskell wrote that this man "gave up his life for what he believed to be right."
Robert Gould Shaw