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Robert Gould Shaw was buried in a mass burial pit (grave) along with the other members of the 54th Massachusetts's Volunteer Infantry killed during the assault on Fort Wagner during the Civil War. Unfortunately, this grave site was in the sand dunes around Fort Wagner which bordered the Atlantic Ocean. Over time, storms and hurricanes tracking from the Atlantic Ocean contributed to heavy beach erosion and the bodies or their remains were washed out to sea. No trace of the original mass graves remain.
Ya they sort of made a ditch and picked up the dead bodies and threw them in there. It's sad but they aren't going to haul all of the dead bodies back with them so this was kind of their only choice.
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Was Robert Gould Shaw British?
He was American born in Boston.
What color hair and beard did Robert Gould Shaw have?
He had blonde hair :)
Who was Robert Gould Shaw?
He was a white Union officer who led the first African-American volunteer regiment in the Civil War. Colonel Robert Gould Shaw (1837-1863) was just 25 years old when he was killed leading a regiment of black soldiers, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, into battle during the American Civil War. The 1989 Civil War film "Glory" was a dramatization of Shaw's leadership of the regiment. Matthew Broderick portrayed Shaw, and the film also featured actors Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman.
Who commanded the 54th Massachusetts infantry What was he like What was his background?
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, 26-year-old son of a prominent Boston abolitionist family.
Who was the 54 Massachusetts regiment?
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment consisted of African American volunteers, many of them former slaves, initially commanded by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.
