Robert Gould Shaw

GPTKB entity

Properties (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor (posthumously awarded)
gptkbp:born October 10, 1837
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mount_Auburn_Cemetery
gptkbp:celebrates statues and memorials
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:depictedIn the_film_'Glory'
gptkbp:descendant early_American_settlers
gptkbp:died July 18, 1863
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:famousQuote “I will not be a coward.”
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first African American regiment in the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Gould Shaw
gptkbp:influenced African_American_military_service
gptkbp:influencedBy abolitionism
gptkbp:inspiration films and literature
gptkbp:knownFor leading the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:leadership inspired his troops
gptkbp:legacy symbol of courage and sacrifice
gptkbp:militaryRank 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork leadership_in_Civil_War
gptkbp:occupation soldier
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Elizabeth_Shaw
gptkb:Francis_Shaw
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Fort_Wagner,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition gptkb:Shaw_Memorial
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:serviceYears 1863-1863
gptkbp:significantEvent Battle of Fort Wagner
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_H._Shaw