Yes he was in the CIVIL war. He was in charge of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. The first African American Regiment.
he was the colonel of the 54th Massachusetts which was the first all black regiment ever
Robert Shaw was a movie actor, slick. huh?
Try your local library. Here are a few books to look for. One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw and His Brave Black Regiment, by Burchard, Peter. (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1965): 77-78 Sketch of the life and death of Col. Robert Gould Shaw by Robert T Teamoh. Blue-Eyed Child of Fortune: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw by Robert Gould Shaw and Russell Duncan Where Death and Glory Meet: Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Infantry.
Robert Gould Shaw
He was a white Union officer who led the first African-American volunteer regiment in the Civil War. Colonel Robert Gould Shaw (1837-1863) was just 25 years old when he was killed leading a regiment of black soldiers, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, into battle during the American Civil War. The 1989 Civil War film "Glory" was a dramatization of Shaw's leadership of the regiment. Matthew Broderick portrayed Shaw, and the film also featured actors Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman.
he was the leader of the 54th regiment in the Civil War
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw fought for the Union during the American Civil War. He is best known for commanding the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African American units raised in the North. Shaw's leadership and sacrifice were pivotal in demonstrating the bravery and capability of Black soldiers in the Union Army. He was killed at the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863.
It portrays the fighting role blacks played in the Civil War and the obstacles they and their leader, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, had to overcome to be recognized as true soldiers. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of the first official units in which the majority of the soldiers were black.
The Colonel was Robert E. Lee, who later became the supreme commander of the Confederate Army in the Civil War.
None. There was no Colonel Custard in the Civil War. Maybe in the game Clue!
Glory (1989) tells the story of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment and its commanding officer, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. The 54th was one of the first official black units in the American Civil War. The movie tells the story of how Shaw (a white man) was chosen as the regiment's commanding officer, how he prepared the regiment for battle, the problems Shaw and the regiment faced and what happened when they tried to take Fort Wagner, a Confederate stronghold located near Charleston, SC.
Robert Gould Shaw's horse was named "Apollo." Shaw was the commander of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, and Apollo accompanied him in various campaigns, including the assault on Fort Wagner. The horse is often remembered as part of Shaw's legacy and connection to the regiment.