ate ▁of ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁sla very . ▁Shaw ' s ▁nep hew , ▁son ▁of ▁Francis ▁George , ▁was ▁Robert ▁G ould ▁Shaw ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 3 7 J uly ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ). ▁The ▁latter ▁was ▁a ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁Vol unte er ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁and ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁all - black ▁ 5 4 th ▁Regiment . ▁Colonel ▁Robert ▁G ould ▁Shaw ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Battle ▁of ▁Fort ▁Wagner ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁On ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁Shaw ▁married ▁Paul ine ▁Ag ass iz ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁– ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁Louis ▁Ag ass iz ▁and ▁the ▁step ▁daughter ▁of ▁Elizabeth ▁Cab ot ▁C ary . ▁They ▁had ▁five ▁children : ▁Paul ine , ▁Marian , ▁Louis ▁Ag ass iz ▁Shaw , ▁Sr . ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁– ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 ), ▁Qu in cy ▁Adams ▁( J uly ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁– ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ), ▁and ▁Robert ▁G ould ▁II ▁( 1 8 7 3 – 1 9 3 0