October 10, 1837
Robert Gould Shaw-Early Life: The son of prominent Boston abolitionists, Robert Gould Shaw was born October 10, 1837, to Francis and Sara Shaw. R obert Gould Shaw was born on October 10, 1837 in Boston, Massachusetts, the second child and only son of Francis George and Sarah Blake (Sturgis) Shaw. 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. Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. Robert Gould Shaw, soldier, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, October 10, 1837, son of Francis George and Sarah Blake (Sturgis) Shaw, and grandson of Robert Gould Shaw of Gouldsborough, Maine., and of Boston, where he founded an asylum for mariner children. Robert Gould Shaw-The 54th Massachusetts: On February 2, 1863, Shaw's father received a letter from Massachusetts governor John A. Andrew offering Robert command of the first black regiment raised in the North, the 54th Massachusetts. Francis traveled to Virginia and presented the offer to his son. Robert Gould Shaw was just 25 years old when he was killed leading a regiment of black soldiers into battle during the American Civil War. Shaw was born into a wealthy Boston family and attended Harvard University before enlisting in the U.S. Army early in the 54th Massachusetts Commander Robert Gould Shaw. Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. Shaw was born in Boston Massachusetts on October 10th 1837, to wealthy and ardent abolitionist parents. Shaw was wounded during the battle of Antietam in September 1862 and was later offered command of the African American Massachusetts regiment in 1863.
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