Carte-de-visite
Carte-de-visite
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Carte-de-visite

Object number
P5728
Creator
Whipple Boston
Date
circa 1862
Description
A carte-de-visite depicting Robert Gould Shaw. Handwritten text on front reads: "Robt Gould Shaw.-Col.54th Mass. Reg". Handwritten text on reverse reads: "Robert Gould Shaw./Colonel of the 54th Coloured/Regiment from Massachusetts./Killed at Fort Wagner/July 18. 1863./Presented by/Robert Sturgis./March 1864.".
Subjects
Civil War
Related People & Organizations
Shaw, Robert Gould, Colonel (associated)
Sturgis, Robert (associated)