ROBERT GOULD SHAW


Robert Gould Shaw
Robert Gould Shaw
  • Born: October 10, 1837
  • Died: July 18, 1863
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Soldier

Robert Gould Shaw was an American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Born into a prominent Boston abolitionist family, he accepted command of the first all-black regiment (the 54th Massachusetts) in the Northeast. Supporting the promised equal treatment for his troops, he encouraged the men to refuse their pay until it was equal to that of white troops' wage.