https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/8243a868a22b0c9739e1321975cffc8a.pdf 5f02511d9942cfbc868ae48c918a57ef PDF Text Text • •• • Citadel Cadet Joseph Stevens Dukes of Johnsonville has been · selected to serve in the elite . ''Palmetto Company·· which will reenact the firing on the of the west, Feb. 7. Only 55 cadets were selected to participate in the Bicentennial event reenacting the opening shots of the Civil • War. Citadel cadets fired those shots on the steamer, STAR OF THE WEST, from a battery of 24-poWld siege guns emplaced on Morris Island. They scored three hits and drove the ship away before she could deliver her troops and supplies to besiege Ft. Sumter. The 17 shots were the first of the Civil War. preceeding the firing on Ft. Sumter by more than three months. Since the firing site on Morris Island has eroded and the public could not view the spectacle there, the firing will actually take place from Charleston's Brittlebank Park • 01 on the Ashley River adjacent to The Citadel campus. The Feb. 7 date is a month off the actual I 15th anniversary of the original skirmish which took place on Jan. 9. 1861 . That change was effected because The Citadel Corps of Cadets was on furlough in January. The cadets are outfitted with authentic Civil War uniforms, vintage rifles, and cannon that are authentic replicas. The weapons are operable and will be fired during the dramatic reenactment timed to a historically accurate script. The Palmetto Company has been drilling with Confederate carmon and rifles several times weekly since November. It is necessary for the unit to perfect the Manual of 1861 and learn the necessary precautions and techniques for safely firing the weapons. The ship, actually a Gray Line tour boat, will be decked out as a Civil War ship, complete with paddle wheel. • The reenactment, sophomore year at The Citadel commencing at 11 a . m., is where he is enrolled in the Air expected to draw many 14"'orce ROTC program and is in business spectators, some of whom will majoring be wearing / .;twnPs of that administration. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. era . Cadet Dukes is in his J . P . Dukes of Johnsonville. ME~DNS I Picking ripe melons at the store is particularly tricky . Ir a melon is ripe, it should give under a little pressure around the stem·end . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cadet Joseph Stevens "Steve" Dukes Joins Palmetto Company, 2-5-1976 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2-5-1976 News Newspaper Weekly Observer