Civil War
Robert Gould Shaw was 23 when he first enlisted. He went and fought for the North.On September 17, 1862 the North attacked the South. The North fell back. The South took the land.Shaw later found out that Lincoln was going to free some of the slaves. Shaw was offered the chance to be colonel of the 54th Mass. Regiment. The regiment was to be the first all black regiment. Shaw told his friend Forbes that he was going to take the job. He also asked Forbes to come along and help. He agreed. Shaw meet the group and started training. Almost all the men did not know their right form their left. They learned fast though/ They learned everything fast. Shaw awoke one morning to find that the Confederate Congress issued a proclamation. It said: All Negro's in arms against Confederate will be brought back into slavery; all Negro's in Federal uniform will be sentenced to death; all white officers in
Shaw feels bad having his man do this to a town , but he is forced into it. They change the South, then run to take cover. The South is still firing cannons at them. On their way to the battle the people cheer for them . Shaw then gets a letter form the war department saying that his men will get paid $10 instead of $13 like everyone else. The men in charge said that things were going bad and it would take awhile. Shaw stands up and says that if you don't take the pay then neither will any of the officers. Rawlins is moved up to sergeant major. Shaw gets really mad when he realizes that his men are going to be used only for labor and not for fighting. The commander didn't care until a white lady came up to the man and slap him and he in return slapped her. He tells Shaw that he is taking his men to get some fighting done and asks Shaw to come with. The other commander is telling everyone to clear out the town. The South basically won that small fight.
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