Dublin Core
Title
The Shaw Memorial (Boston, Massachusetts)
Description
The Shaw Memorial is a bronze relief sculpture that commemorates the service of the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, one of the first black regiment organised to fight in the Civil War. It was unveiled in Boston in 1897 and depicts Robert Gould Shaw leading the infantry as they march towards South Carolina. The monument is considered one of the greatest Civil War monuments in the United States.
Source
american
Contributor
hx24@st-andrews.ac.uk
Type
Site
Identifier
6
Date Issued
1897-05-31
Extent
4.3m x 3.4m x 0m
Spatial Coverage
current,42.360253,-71.058291;
Rights Holder
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
The Shaw Memorial
Object
https://www.nps.gov/saga/learn/historyculture/the-shaw-memorial.htm
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/The_Shaw_Memorial
Monument Type
Bas-relief
Run by
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
State
Massachusetts
Affiliation
Union
City
Boston