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Letters to Francis G. Shaw

Two letters from Gov. John A. Andrew of Mass. to Francis G. Shaw. The first, dated 7 Feb. 1863, refers to Shaw's son, Robert G. Shaw's, acceptance of the command of the Mass. 54th Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the first Black regiment raised in the North during the Civil War. The second, 31 July 1863, encloses copies of letters to Andrew of 24 July from Col. M.S. Littlefield (in temporary command of the regiment) and Lincoln R. Stone, relating the attack on Fort Wagner and Col. Shaw's death.

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