The First Shot

Title:

The First Shot

Date:

1926

Creator (Personal):

Sams, Robert Oswald

Description:

Sams was assistant professor at The Arsenal Academy from April 1862 - May 1865 and was an 1861 graduate of The Citadel. In this typescript, Sams describes The Citadel cadets firing on the Star of the West.

Collection Title:

The Citadel and the American Civil War

Contributing Institution:

The Citadel Archives & Museum

Media Type:

Typescript

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Star of the West (Steamship)--1860-1870

Geographic Subject:

S.C.), 1861-1865, South Carolina--History--Civil War, and Fort Sumter (Charleston

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

AF Civil War

Date Digital:

2011-01-11

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2011, The Citadel Archives

Admin ID:

23914