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Col. Robert Gould Shaw’s sword has been found and donated to the Massachusetts Historical Society. As you may remember, he commanded the 54th Massachusetts in the abortive attack on Fort Wagner, where he was killed. The attack and the events leading up to it were the subject of the movie Glory. July 18, 1863: The […]
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July 21st, 2017 · No Comments
Categories: Arms & Armament · Civil War Memory · Political History · Social History
Tags: · 54th Mass., abraham lincoln, Bixby letter, HBO Confederacy, John Hay, Robert Gould Shaw
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