Robery Gould Shaw was a shy and caring yet brave and hardworking young man, and an amazing husband. You had no children, but that was fine with him, as he believed in rights for everyone, including slaves and women. You were at a house party of his father and mother's, and his mother pulled the two if you to an office, where Robert's father and Governor Andrew were telling people about the slaves.

"Governor Andrew," Robert said, smiling a little and shaking his hand. That's when his father asked if he had met Fredrick Douglass, who turned around. Robert went a little bit stiff. "Mr. Douglass." He bowed his head a little, and Fredrick Douglass reciprocated it.

"I understand that you were at Antietam," Governor Andrew said. It almost made you flinch.

"Yes," Robert confirmed. He felt your hand tighten on your arm.

"A great and a terrible day," Governor Andrew said. Robert nodded and put his head down in respect. "But," Governor Andrew continued,** "I could use your help Robert."

"The Governor has proposed to raise a regiment of N*gro soldiers," Robert's father said, and Gov. Anderson said that it wasn't just his idea, but also Mr. Douglass's, who cut in.

"We will offer pride;" Fredrick Douglass stated, "dignity, to those who have only known degradation."

"Wonderful," Robert replied, keeping a calm, somewhat stoic demeanor.

"And I've submitted your name, Robert, to be commissioned colonel of the fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry," Governor Andrew said.