Letters, 1863.

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Letters, 1863.

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Letters written by Robert Gould Shaw from Feb.-July 3, 1863 to his friend Charles F. Morse with whom he had served in the Second Mass. Infantry Regiment. The letters were written from Boston, Readville, and (one from) South Carolina and describe the recruiting and training of Black enlisted men for the 54th Mass. Infantry Regiment, the first Black regiment raised in the state; the controversy surrounding the formation of a Black regiment; and plans and movement to South Carolina in July of 1863. The letters also note the Second Mass. Regiment and mutual acquaintances.

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Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863

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