Last month I was in Charleston, SC to speak to the Fort Sumter Civil War Round Table. The venue was Duckett Hall at The Citadel. While in town I took a little time to tour some of the campus with my brother. Lots of history there (though the campus moved here after the war – it was located on what is today Marion Square), including a WWII major and general of some note, vehicles, swords, flags, and Bull Runners. Here we go:
Stained glass in Alumni Hall
Big Red Alumni Hall
First Alumni Association president Charles Tew, killed at the head of the 2nd SC Infantry in the Sunken Road at Antietam.
Summerall Field. My brother and an F4 Phantom similar to those he worked on in Viet Nam. (This is an Air Force model, not the Marine model he worked on.)
Grave of General Mark Clark, also a former Citadel president.
The Howie Carillon, dedicated to the Major of St. Lo.
Tablet listing names of cadets killed in the Civil War #1.
#2
Bull Runner Micah Jenkins, Colonel of the 5th SC
Charles Tew, KIA at Antietam
In the Library
Charles Tew portrait in Library
Paintings of Cadet actions in the Civil War
Bull Runner Lt. Geroge D. Johnston of the 4th AL Infantry.
“I am sending you these little incidents as I hear them well authenticated. They form, to the friends of the parties, part of the history of the glorious 21st. More anon.”
About
Hello! I’m Harry Smeltzer and welcome to Bull Runnings, where you'll find my digital history project on the First Battle of Bull Run which is organized under the Bull Run Resources section. I'll also post my thoughts on the processes behind the project and commentary on the campaign, but pretty much all things Civil War are fair game. You'll only find musings on my “real job” or my personal life when they relate to this project. My mother always told me "never discuss politics or religion in mixed company”, and that's sound advice where current events are concerned.
The Project
This site is more than a blog. Bull Runnings also hosts digitized material pertaining to First Bull Run. In the Bull Run Resources link in the masthead and also listed below are links to Orders of Battle, After Action Reports, Official Correspondence, Biographical Sketches, Diaries, Letters, Memoirs, Newspaper Accounts and much, much more. Take some time to surf through the material. This is a work in process with no end in sight, so check back often!
Harry Smeltzer
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