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Bookmark or Share- The "Glory" Story You Didn't Get to See | Civil War PotpourriThe real life photos of Robert Gould Shaw and Charlotte Forten: The real Robert Gould Shaw as a young boy: In the still frame (below) from the released film, you can see Carla Brothers as Charlotte standing behind a male teacher, about to be introduced to Shaw at the Beaufort welcoming party for Shaw and his troops.
- Thoughts on Col. Robert Gould Shaw. | Other Soldiers, Politicians, & MenColonel Robert Gould Shaw will be the topic of this month's Ann Arbor Civil War Round Table. Shaw became widely known to many Americans because of the movie Glory. What most Americans do not know is the man. He started the War as a private. Became an officer. He saw a fair amount of combat and was wounded in battle twice.
- US - Shaw, Anna Kneeland Haggerty | Biographic Profiles - We Will RememberAnna Kneeland Haggerty Shaw :us34stars: Born: July 9, 1835 Birthplace: New York City, New York Father: Ogden Haggerty 1808 – 1875 (Buried: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York) Mother: Elizabeth Sedgwick Kneeland 1813 – 1888 (Buried: Church of the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Massachusetts)...
- Charlotte Forten, A Diarist Who Made A Difference TooCharlotte also developed a deep friendship with Robert Gould Shaw, the Commander of the all black 54th Massachusetts Regiment during the Sea Islands Campaign and was present when the 54th stormed Fort Wagner on the night of July 18, 1863. Shaw was killed in the battle and Forten volunteered as a nurse to the surviving members of the 54th.
- Battery Wagner and Robert Gould Shaw | Civil War PotpourriHere is an article that addresses Shaw's dislike for Irish soldiers. "Robert Gould Shaw, who later led the black 54th Massachusetts, harbored a typical nativist disdain for the Irish that he made little attempt to conceal and which intensified as he made contact with Irish soldiers. He consistently distinguished the Irish from ‘American ...
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