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Metadata
Object Name |
Page |
Title |
R. Saxton Letter |
Catalog Number |
TRE2006.002.2462 |
Scope & Content |
A printed letter from Brigadier-General R. Saxton, torn from a book, addressing colored soldiers and free black men suggesting that when they accumulate enough money they should erect statues to honor the life of Colonel Robert G. Shaw, who was the first commander of an African American regiment and who died leading his men into battle at Fort Wagner. |
Date |
July 27, 1863 |
Dates of Creation |
July 27, 1863 |
People |
Shaw, Robert Gould Saxton, Rufus |
Search Terms |
Second Battle of Fort Wagner Fort Wagner / Battery Wagner Fort Wagner, Charleston Harbour black soldiers USCT's |
Subjects |
Monuments & memorials Soldiers African Americans |