Robert Gould Shaw Jr.

GPTKB entity

Properties (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:awardedBy Congressional Gold Medal
gptkbp:born October 10, 1837
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mount_Auburn_Cemetery
gptkbp:commanded 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:died July 18, 1863
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Gould Shaw Jr.
gptkbp:influencedBy Abolitionism
gptkbp:inspiration film_'Glory'
gptkbp:knownFor leading_African_American_troops
gptkbp:legacy symbol of courage and sacrifice
gptkbp:notableFor leading the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Francis_George_Shaw
gptkb:Sarah_Blake_Sturgis_Shaw
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Fort_Wagner,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Medal of Honor
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:role Union_Army_officer
gptkbp:serviceYears 1862–1863