Robert Gould Shaw

After Col. Shaw died in battle, Confederates buried him in a mass grave as an insult for leading black soldiers. US History Facts

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After Col. Shaw died in battle, Confederates buried him in a mass grave as an insult for leading black soldiers. Union troops tried to recover his body, but his father sent a letter saying "We would not have his body removed from where it lies surrounded by his brave and devoted soldiers." 

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