BOSTON (AP) — The sword that belonged to the commanding officer of the first all-black regiment raised in the North during the U.S. Civil War has been recovered after being lost to history for more than 150 years. The British-made sword carried into battle by Col. Robert Gould Shaw was stolen after he was killed during the 54th Massachusetts Voluntary Infantry's doomed attack on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, in 1863, a battle portrayed in the 1989 Oscar-winning movie "Glory." Society President Dennis Fiori called it the "holy grail of Civil War swords." After Shaw — who, like all officers in black units, was white — was killed, his body was stripped of clothing and belongings by Confederate soldiers. The sword was recovered about two years later from a Confederate officer shortly after the war ended and returned to his parents in Boston.
Sword Belonging To Commander Of Black Civil War Unit Found
By MARK PRATT, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle
Sun, 07/16/2017 - 9:12am
Topics: glory. boston ap the north u.s civil war the british-made col robert gould shaw massachusetts voluntary infantry fort wagner south carolina oscar-winning society president dennis fiori after shaw confederate boston the civil war sword belonging black unit killed officer battle recovered years
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