SHAW, Robert Gould & the 54th Regiment Monument on the Common in Boston, Massachusetts

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The Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Monument is a bronze sculpture by Louis Saint-Gaudens located on Boston Common at Beacon and Park Streets. It honors Colonel Shaw and the African American soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, one of the first official Black units in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. The monument is a significant cultural landmark commemorating their bravery and contribution to the Union cause.