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- Star of the West - The First Shot of the War was fired, when George Edward Haynesworth, a Citadel cadet, fired a handgun at the Star of the West, (1861 engraving), which was attempting to reinforce Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Citadel cadets, (on Morris Is.), and Confederate troops from Morris Island and Fort Moultrie fired 17 shots at the Star of the West, forcing it to withdraw and return to New York. Cadet Haynsworth was in the last Civil War battle east of the Mississippi and claimed to have also fired the last shot in the war. The Star of the West was later captured by the Confederates. - Morris Island, Charleston, SC ~ January 9, 1861 - Correct Responces: Bill Chisolm - Links to More information - "Cadets of the Citadel" |
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