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Robert G Shaw

Civil War (Union) · US Army · Colonel

Rank: Colonel
United States of America
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haw was best known for commanding the all-black regiment the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. Killed in battle, Shaw became the subject of the 1989 film "Glory."

Timeline

Estimated Birth Year
1838
Massachusetts

1 Source·1 child record

Birth- 10 Oct 1837
Boston, Massachusetts

1 Source·1 child record

Residence: Minor Civil Division
The Township Of Castleton
Gender
Male
Residence: Place
Richmond County, New York
Age in 1860
22
Residence: From
1860

2 Source·1 child record, 1 other

Education: To
1859
Education: From
1856
Education: Place
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Education: Institution
Harvard University

2 Source·1 child record, 1 other

1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: 25 - 23 years

Service Start Date
1861
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1863
Rank
Colonel

1 Source·1 other

Gold Star
Units
7th New York Militia; 2nd Massachusetts Infantry; 54th Massachusetts Infantry
Commands
54th Massachusetts Infantry

1 Source·1 other

Served For
United States of America

1 Source·1 other

Marriage- 1863-Age: 25 years
Anna Kneeland Haggerty

1 Source·1 other

Death- 18 July 1863-Age: 26 years
Killed in the Battle Of Fort Wagner
Morris Island, SC

Other Facts

Full Name
Robert G Shaw

2 Source·1 child record, 1 other

Mother
Sarah Blake Sturgis
Father
Francis George Shaw

2 Source·1 child record, 1 other

Connections

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Francis Barlow
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The Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
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