What is Robert Gould Shaw?
[[File:Robert Gould Shaw.jpg|thumb|Robert Gould Shaw]] '''Robert Gould Shaw''' (October 10, [[1837]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] – July 18, [[1863]] in [[Morris Island]], [[South Carolina]]) was a [[colonel]] during the [[American Civil War]]. He led the all [[African American]] [[54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://battleofolustee.org/54th_mass_inf.html|title=Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry}}</ref> Shaw died leading his troops attacking [[Fort Wagner]] in 1863, aged 25. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Robert Gould}} [[Category:1837 births]] [[Category:1863 deaths]] [[Category:American colonels]] [[Category:Military people killed in action]] [[Category:Military personnel of the American Civil War]] [[Category:People from Boston]] [[Category:Military people from Massachusetts]]