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Robert Gould Shaw

Union colonel of the 54th Massachusetts, referenced as a hero.

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First appearance: xiv the atlanta exposition address

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GSGeneral Samuel…GWGeorge Washing…BTBooker T. Wash…WAW. A. MacCorkleGBGovernor BullockRGRobert Gould Shaw

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See Robert Gould Shaw in xiv the atlanta exposition address