Colonel Robert Gould Shaw leading the 54th Massachusetts Infantry — the first Northern regiment of African-American soldiers, and the unit memorialized by the Saint-Gaudens bas-relief on Boston Common and by the film Glory. The figure depicts Shaw in the regimental uniform he wore at Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863, where the assault that made the 54th's reputation cost him his life.

W. Britains produces the Shaw figure in their American Civil War Soldier Study Series. 1/30 scale, solid metal, hand-painted in matte finish at the W. Britain studio. Uniform and facial details follow contemporary photographic references of Shaw and the officers of the 54th Massachusetts.

Specs: 1/30 scale (~60mm) | solid metal, hand-painted matte | single figure | original W. Britain packaging.

Pair this figure with Sgt. William Carney, the regimental flag bearer who carried the national colors to the parapet alongside Shaw and brought them back without letting the flag touch the ground — the first Black soldier to earn the Medal of Honor; with Frederick Douglass, the abolitionist whose recruiting drive raised the 54th Massachusetts and brought in his own two sons (Lewis Douglass served under Shaw as the regiment's Sergeant Major); or with President Abraham Lincoln, whose Emancipation Proclamation six months before Fort Wagner made it possible to commission Shaw to lead the first Northern regiment of African-American soldiers. Together they anchor any 54th Massachusetts display. Especially meaningful for African-American history collectors, Civil War enthusiasts, and admirers of the Glory regiment.

Model: W. Britain 10095