Not really, although they did 150 years ago. CHARLESTON, S.C. – Gray-clad cadets from South Carolina’s historic military college fired cannons Saturday on a barren, wind-swept island on Charleston Harbor to re-enact the 150th anniversary of a key episode leading up to the Civil War. The event recalled what some consider the first shots of […]
Citadel Cadets Fire on Star of the West
January 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Categories: 150 Years Ago in the Civil War · Civil War Magazines · Civil War Memory · Eastern Theater
Tags: · battle streamers, Charleston harbor, Fort Sumter, Samuel Pickens, Star of the West, The Citadel
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