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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Confederate Artillery at Second Manassas and Sharpsburg . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sketch of the Lee Memorial Association . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 78 (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Who fired the first gun at Sumter ? (search)
Who fired the first gun at Sumter?
Letter from General Stephen D. Lee.
I wish to correct an error which has almost passed into an historical fact.
It is nder or evacuation was carried by Colonel Chesnut, of South Carolina, and Captain S. D. Lee.
They arrived at Sumter at 2:20 P. M. April 11th.
Major Anderson declot surrender.
This reply being unsatisfactory, Colonel James Chesnut and Captain S. D. Lee gave the Major a written communication, dated Fort Sumter, S. C., April 1, or first gun from the iron battery on Morris Island.
Yours respectfully, S. D. Lee.
Reply of Julian M. Ruffin.
The above extract having come to my noticeignal shot which he refers to at Fort Johnson at 4:30 A. M., is the same that S. D. Lee claims as the first shot at Fort Sumter at the same time (4:30 A. M.). Now th that such should be recorded as an historical fact.
In fact, the above from S. D. Lee is the first intimation of a doubt on this subject that has ever been brought
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sketches of the Third Maryland Artillery . (search)