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Showing posts with label Col. Robert Gould Shaw. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Col. Robert Gould Shaw. Show all posts
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Mort Kunstler Civil War Events in October
From the Mort Kunstler 2017 Civil War Calendar.
10TH-- 1837 -- Col. Robert Gould Shaw, U.S. born
19TH-- 1864:-- Battle of Cedar Creek
20TH-- 1819-- Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, U.S., born
21ST-- 1861-- Battle of Ball's Bluff
--Old Secesh
Friday, July 21, 2017
I'd Much Rather Be Doing This One On the Discovery of Col. Shaw's Sword, 54th Massachusetts
I would much rather be doing entries on the Civil War, the original Civil War, not the new one. I call Civil War II. As long as these horrible attacks continue on my heritage, I will continue to defend.
From the July 13, 2017, CBS News, Boston "Civil War Colonel Robert Gould Shaw's long-lost sword found in attic."
He was the commanding officer of the Union's first all-black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts, and his sword has been given by his descendants to the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston. There is a famous statue of Shaw and the 54th in front of the Massachusetts State House.
In 1863, he led the 54th in a valiant, but futile, attack on the Confederate Fort Wagner guarding Charleston, South Carolina in an exploit made famous by the 1989 critically acclaimed movie "Glory." He was killed in action and his sword stolen.
It was recently discovered in a Boston North Shore family attic by Mary Minturn Wood and her brother, descendants of Shaw's sister Susannah. When they saw the initials "RGS" engraved on the sword, they knew it was his and they decided to gift it to the historical society even though they could have made a lot of money at auction.
The sword went on display at the Massachusetts Historical Society on Tuesday, the 18th of July.
More Power to the Family for Gifting It Instead of Selling It At Auction. --Old Secesh
From the July 13, 2017, CBS News, Boston "Civil War Colonel Robert Gould Shaw's long-lost sword found in attic."
He was the commanding officer of the Union's first all-black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts, and his sword has been given by his descendants to the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston. There is a famous statue of Shaw and the 54th in front of the Massachusetts State House.
In 1863, he led the 54th in a valiant, but futile, attack on the Confederate Fort Wagner guarding Charleston, South Carolina in an exploit made famous by the 1989 critically acclaimed movie "Glory." He was killed in action and his sword stolen.
It was recently discovered in a Boston North Shore family attic by Mary Minturn Wood and her brother, descendants of Shaw's sister Susannah. When they saw the initials "RGS" engraved on the sword, they knew it was his and they decided to gift it to the historical society even though they could have made a lot of money at auction.
The sword went on display at the Massachusetts Historical Society on Tuesday, the 18th of July.
More Power to the Family for Gifting It Instead of Selling It At Auction. --Old Secesh
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
All Right, Who Stole the Colonel's Sword?
From the June 1st Boston Herald.
The sword of Col. Robert Gould Shaw on the 54th Massachusetts relief memorial in Boston is missing again. And, no one really knows who has it or where it is although everyone agrees it gets stolen all the time.
Some think it might be in some governmental office for safe-keeping and others think some fans took it in celebration of the Boston Celtics' 2008 basketball championship. It seems to go missing most often after a Boston team wins.
It was designed by famous sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and dedicated in 1899 to honor the 54th Massachusetts and its white colonel, the first all-black Union regiment which served with distinction at Fort Wagner in Charleston and was shown in the movie "Glory."
I Don't Have It. At Least That's My Excuse. --Old B-R'er
The sword of Col. Robert Gould Shaw on the 54th Massachusetts relief memorial in Boston is missing again. And, no one really knows who has it or where it is although everyone agrees it gets stolen all the time.
Some think it might be in some governmental office for safe-keeping and others think some fans took it in celebration of the Boston Celtics' 2008 basketball championship. It seems to go missing most often after a Boston team wins.
It was designed by famous sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and dedicated in 1899 to honor the 54th Massachusetts and its white colonel, the first all-black Union regiment which served with distinction at Fort Wagner in Charleston and was shown in the movie "Glory."
I Don't Have It. At Least That's My Excuse. --Old B-R'er
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