Sword of Robert Gould Shaw Colonel Mass 54th Regiment

[horseclover]

154th anniversary of Shaw falling at the July 18, 1863 battle for Fort Wagner

http://www.masshist.org/blog/1517

There has been some buzz this past week and the information finally released today.

Some more discussion and photos at this thread
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/mass-historical-society-acquires-sword-of-robert-gould-shaw.136757

The provenance pretty well detailed and the blog page answered all my questions, and removed any doubt.

Cheers

GC

 

[JJHollowman]

Absolutely love this. What a fine human being, Officer, and Gentleman. I hope the sword is as revered as a symbol of liberty and treated with the respect Col. Shaw, like so many others on both sides of the conflict, deserve.