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Browsing named entities in a specific section of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 20. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones). Search the whole document.
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South Carolina (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.7
Fort Sumter.
Who fired the First gun on the Fort?
Roger A. Pryor declined, and Captain James was allowed the distinction.
Since the publication of the claim made by Major W. M. Gibbs, of South Carolina, that he was the man who fired the first shot on Fort Sumter, there has been a great deal of discussion over the subject, says the New York World.
Few people know that a distinguished citizen and an official of New York could have had that questionable privilege had he desired.
Roger A. Pryor, then a distinguished young Virginian, afterwards a general in the Confederate army, and now a judge of the New York Court of Common Pleas, declined to fire on the flag of his country.
An Associated Press dispatch from New Orleans gives a statement made by General G. T. Beauregard, which would seem to settle the dispute.
General Beauregard's statement also discloses that another prominent citizen of New York was concerned in the preliminaries to the bombardment-Banker A. R. Chisholm
Charleston Harbor (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.7
Roger A. Pryor (search for this): chapter 1.7
Fort Sumter.
Who fired the First gun on the Fort?
Roger A. Pryor declined, and Captain James was allowed the distinction.
Since the ork could have had that questionable privilege had he desired.
Roger A. Pryor, then a distinguished young Virginian, afterwards a general in truce.
He had stated to us that he was about starved out. General Roger A. Pryor, who was on a visit to Charleston, accompanied us. After be uctions, the order to fire the signal gun. Captain James seeing General Pryor in the boat, said to him: Mr. Pryor, I have always been a greatMr. Pryor, I have always been a great admirer of yours, and now offer you the honor of firing the first shot at Fort Sumter.
General Pryor felt flattered, but, with many thankGeneral Pryor felt flattered, but, with many thanks, declined the honor.
I asked him why he did not accept it. His reply was that it would not do for him to fire that shot, as his State had said: I will not give that privilege to any other man.
When Judge Pryor was asked about the matter yesterday he said:
I haven't bothe
George S. James (search for this): chapter 1.7
James Chestnut (search for this): chapter 1.7
G. T. Beauregard (search for this): chapter 1.7
Charles Foster (search for this): chapter 1.7
Stephen D. Lee (search for this): chapter 1.7
W. M. Gibbs (search for this): chapter 1.7
Fort Sumter.
Who fired the First gun on the Fort?
Roger A. Pryor declined, and Captain James was allowed the distinction.
Since the publication of the claim made by Major W. M. Gibbs, of South Carolina, that he was the man who fired the first shot on Fort Sumter, there has been a great deal of discussion over the subject, says the New York World.
Few people know that a distinguished citizen and an official of New York could have had that questionable privilege had he desired.
Roger A. Pryor, then a distinguished young Virginian, afterwards a general in the Confederate army, and now a judge of the New York Court of Common Pleas, declined to fire on the flag of his country.
An Associated Press dispatch from New Orleans gives a statement made by General G. T. Beauregard, which would seem to settle the dispute.
General Beauregard's statement also discloses that another prominent citizen of New York was concerned in the preliminaries to the bombardment-Banker A. R. Chishol
Gibb (search for this): chapter 1.7