Letters to Francis G. Shaw, 1863.

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Letters to Francis G. Shaw, 1863.

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Two letters from Gov. John A. Andrew of Mass. to Francis G. Shaw. The first, dated 7 Feb. 1863, refers to Shaw's son, Robert G. Shaw's, acceptance of the command of the Mass. 54th Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the first Black regiment raised in the North during the Civil War. The second, 31 July 1863, encloses copies of letters to Andrew of 24 July from Col. M.S. Littlefield (in temporary command of the regiment) and Lincoln R. Stone, relating the attack on Fort Wagner and Col. Shaw's death.

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Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863

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Shaw was born in Boston to abolitionists Francis George and Sarah Blake (Sturgis) Shaw, who were well-known Unitarian philanthropists and intellectuals of Scottish descent. The Shaws had the benefit of a large inheritance left by Shaw's merchant grandfather and namesake Robert Gould Shaw (1775–1853). Shaw had four sisters—Anna, Josephine (Effie), Susanna, and Ellen (Nellie). When Shaw was five years old, the family moved to a large estate in West Roxbury, adjacent to Brook Farm. During his te...

Shaw, Francis George, 1809-1882

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Littlefield, M. S. (Milton Smith), 1830-1899

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Stone, Lincoln R., b. 1832.

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Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867

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Lawyer, founder of Free Soil Party in Massachusetts, governor of Massachusetts, 1861-1866. From the description of ALS, 1861 Oct. 19, New York, N.Y., to an unknown correspondent. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122524861 Prominent anti-slavery lawyer and Civil War governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Papers, 1772-1895, [microform]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 25618330 Andrew was Governor of Massachusetts ...