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Robert Gould Shaw

Robert Gould Shaw . The American Civil War Mr. Contipodero. Unveiling of Shaw Memorial.

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Robert Gould Shaw

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  1. Robert Gould Shaw The American Civil War Mr. Contipodero

  2. Unveiling of Shaw Memorial • "There they march, warm-blooded champions of a better day for man. There on horseback among them, in his very habit as he lived, sits the blue-eyed child of fortune, upon whose happy youth every divinity had smiled . . . "

  3. The Reluctant One • Reluctant leader of 54th Massachusetts Regiment • Took over regiment after mother’s wishes • 25 years old - 1863

  4. Background Information • Served under the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry • Battles: • Cedar Mountain • Antietam • Didn’t share abolitionist passion like his parents

  5. More Background • Studied mostly in Europe • Drop out from Harvard University • Undecided about career • War came 1861 • “Captain Shaw” • Served under McClellan

  6. Recruiting Shaw • Massachusetts Governor John Andrew • Recruited Shaw to lead the 54th • Shaw eventually believed in the men of the 54th • Training and action

  7. Being a Leader • Shaw led boycott • Wage difference between white and black soldiers • 1st action: James Island, SC – fought bravely • 2nd action: Attack on Fort Wagner, SC

  8. The Shaw Memorial – Boston, MA • Dedicated in 1897 • Shaw was buried with troops • Confederate General Johnson Hagood refused to return Shaw’s body to Union

  9. Shaw’s Father Exclaims… • “We would not have his body removed from where it lies surrounded by his brave and devoted soldiers....We can imagine no holier place than that in which he lies, among his brave and devoted followers, nor wish for him better company – what a body-guard he has!”

  10. Video Clip • http://www.history.com/videos/gilder-lehrman-massachussetts-54th#gilder-lehrman-massachussetts-54th

  11. Sources • http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/robert-gould-shaw.html • http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/batterywagner/battery-wagner-history-articles/fortwagnerpohanka.html

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