It was On This
Day in 1861 that cadets from The Citadel fired upon the Star of the West. The cadets were stationed at Morris Island
battery. The steamship was entering the Charleston
Harbor on its way to resupply at Fort Sumter .
She had to abandon the resupply and head home to New York .
Source:
Horres, Russell. "Brief
History of Morris Island". Civil War Trust. Last acquired
online on 9 January 2015.
On
This Day is a prompt I started this month to further explore historical events.
I will make every effort to keep events localized to that of my research or
research I am conducting for others. However, from time to time, it will simply
be a subject that captured my attention. Some posts will be brief while others
may be more detailed.
©
Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2015
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