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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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