Robert Gould Shaw (October 10, 1837 – July 18, 1863) was an American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Born into an abolitionist...
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Robert Gould Shaw III (18 August 1898 – 10 July 1970) was an American-born English socialite. He was the only child of Nancy Witcher Langhorne and Robert...
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Robert Gould Shaw II (sometimes referred to as RGS II) (June 16, 1872 – March 29, 1930) was a wealthy landowner, international polo player of the Myopia...
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The Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment is a bronze relief sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens opposite 24 Beacon...
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Robert Gould Shaw (1837–1863) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War Robert Gould Shaw may also refer to: Robert Gould Shaw II (1872–1930)...
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(1872–1930), wealthy Massachusetts landowner Robert Gould Shaw III (1898–1970), son of Robert Gould Shaw II Robert Shaw (business writer) (born 1950), business...
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in the American Civil War. It stars Matthew Broderick as Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the regiment's commanding officer, and Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes...
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priority on the formation of the 54th Massachusetts. Andrew appointed Robert Gould Shaw, the son of Boston abolitionists, to command the regiment as Colonel...
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infantry regiment composed of African-American soldiers led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, led the Union attack at dusk. They were backed by two brigades composed...
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many of which still stand. Saint-Gaudens created works such as the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial on Boston Common, Abraham Lincoln: The Man, and grand equestrian...
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and raised in Greenwood, Virginia. Her first marriage, to socialite Robert Gould Shaw II, was unhappy and ended in divorce. She then moved to England and...
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Agassiz Shaw II (1906–1987) was an American socialite, writer and murderer. Shaw was born to Robert Gould Shaw II and Mary Hannington; the Shaws were a...
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Agassiz Shaw, Sr. (September 18, 1861 – July 2, 1891), Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr. (July 30, 1869 – May 8, 1960), and Robert Gould Shaw II (1873–1930). Shaw's grandson...
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54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry following the death of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw at the Second Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863. Edward grew up in a well-to-do...
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Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw and His Brave Black Regiment (1965) is a book by Peter Burchard, based on letters written by Robert Gould Shaw, white colonel...
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Church in Staten Island, New York. The mother of Robert Gould Shaw and Josephine Shaw Lowell, Sarah Blake Shaw died at age 87 on December 31, 1902.[where?]...
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favorable reviews for his portrayal of the American Civil War officer Robert Gould Shaw, whom Broderick physically resembled. In the 1990s, Broderick appeared...
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Boston Brahmin (section Shaw)
Agassiz (1841–1917) Robert Gould Shaw II (1872–1930) m. Nancy Langhorne (1879–1964) Robert Gould Shaw III (1898–1970) Louis Agassiz Shaw II (1906–1987) Charles...
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the future colonel of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Robert Gould Shaw. The two became close friends, maintaining near-daily correspondence...
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politically, and with other prominent families via marriage. Her uncle, Robert Gould Shaw, was killed while commanding the nation’s first all-black regiment...
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remains best known for his Civil War memorial works, including the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial on Boston Common honoring the 54th Massachusetts Infantry...
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major American military units made up of black soldiers. Colonel Robert Gould Shaw led the 54th Massachusetts on foot while they charged, and was killed...
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the first woman to sit in the British Parliament. His portrayal of Robert Gould Shaw II garnered him a 1985 Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting...
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covering what are now the Shaw, U Street Corridor and Logan Circle neighborhoods. The school had been named after Robert Gould Shaw, who led the 54th Massachusetts...
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person of [the Civil War hero] Robert Gould Shaw, but also the stern and beautiful memorial bronze bas-relief [depicting Shaw and the all-black 54th Massachusetts...
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sister Elizabeth Willard Parkman, whose spouse Robert Gould Shaw (1776 – 1853), grandfather of Robert Gould Shaw (October 10, 1837 – July 18, 1863, Union Army...
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hangings. It was destroyed in a storm in 1876. The Robert Gould Shaw Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Black 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry...
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recipient of the Medal of Honor, and 26th President of the United States. Robert Gould Shaw – Union Army officer and commander of the African American Army Regiment...
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above. Baroque marble high-relief by Francesco Grassia, 1670, Rome Robert Gould Shaw Memorial, 1897, Boston, combining free-standing elements with high...
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Shaw and, his wife, Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw, he was a first cousin of Josephine Shaw Lowell (wife of Charles Russell Lowell) and Robert Gould Shaw (who...
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