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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02928.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1890s |
| Title | Draft of inscription intended for the Robert Gould Shaw monument |
| Date | ca. 1897 |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Includes hand written corrections by an unknown writer. Honors Robert Gould Shaw, who commanded the famous 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry during the Civil War. Features excerpts from a speech delivered by Massachusetts Governor John Albion Andrew on 18 May 1863, during his presentation of the regiment standards: "I know not where in all human history, to any thousand men in arms, there has been committed a work at once so proud, so precious, so full of hope and glory, as the work committed to you." Indicates that this draft is intended for the front of the monument. Docket includes several measurements pertaining to the monument. Fragile and torn in several creases. |
| Subjects | Art, Music, Theater, and Film Civil War African American History African American Troops Military History Union Forces |
| People | Andrew, John Albion (1818-1867) Forbes, John Murray (1813-1898) Shaw, Robert Gould (1837-1863) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | African Americans; Arts & Literature; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 54th Massachusetts Infantry |