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Robert Gould Shaw

Union United States Army officer (1837-1863)

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  • Momentum2.8
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Lived 1837–1863, aged 26United States
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    1837–1863
    Aged 26
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Updated 2026-08-19

Robert Gould Shaw was an American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Born into an abolitionist family from the Boston upper class, he accepted command of the first all-black regiment in the Northeast. Supporting the promised equal treatment for his troops, he encouraged the men to refuse their pay until it was equal to that of white troops' wage.

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