Robert Gould Shaw

Colonel and Boston abolitionist leader

Robert Gould Shaw was an American colonel and leader of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the first major Union regiment to consist entirely of African-American soldiers during the American Civil War. He was a graduate of Harvard College and a member of the Massachusetts State Legislature. Shaw was a prominent abolitionist and a leader of the Underground Railroad in Boston. He is best known for leading the 54th Massac...