Image ID
FOT810849
Rights
RM Rights Managed
Image Details
5.4 MB
JPEG
JPEG
2559×3400px
217×288mm
8.5×11.3in
8.5×11.3in
Visual Size @300ppi
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Description
It is a memorial to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment. The 54th was the first unit in the Union Army made up of free Black soldiers in the Civil War. They fought with great honor and bravery, as did so many in that conflict. Their story was told in the movie "Glory" with Mathew Broderick. The bronze work is by the famous sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Colonel Robert Gould Shaw's Regiment was assembled in March through May, 1863. In July, the 54th was defeated at Fort Wagner in Charleston, South Carolina. The regiment stormed the fort up a steep sand embankment, with Shaw at the head of his troops. Colonel Shaw was shot in the heart and killed. He was stripped and buried with his fallen troops in a trench outside the fort, which his family considered a great honor.
Uploader
Peter Bassett
Contributor
Date Taken
Uploaded On
2011-03-05
Collection
Category
Sub Category
Setting
Outdoor
Point Of View
Eye level
People
With people
Number Of People
many
Gender
Male, Female
Mood
Casual
Dress
Clothed
Dominant Colour
