Dwight, Richard Yeadon and William Moultrie Collection
Title
Dwight, Richard Yeadon and William Moultrie Collection
Subject
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
Military Cadets
Speeches, addresses, etc
Letters
Photographs
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Description
Richard Yeadon Dwight was a member of The Citadel's Class of 1856. After graduating from The Citadel, he attended the Medical College of South Carolina and practiced medicine until the Civil War broke out. He then enlisted and served as an assistant surgeon in the Confederate State's Army. After the war, Dwight continued to practice medicine until his death in 1919.
William Moultrie Dwight was Richard Dwight's brother and entered The Citadel in 1856. However, he did not return to the institution after his freshman year.
William Moultrie Dwight was Richard Dwight's brother and entered The Citadel in 1856. However, he did not return to the institution after his freshman year.
Creator
Dwight, Richard Y., 1837-1919
Dwight, William Moultrie
Source
AF Dwight
AFFC 2018.2
Publisher
The Citadel Archives and Museum
Rights
Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29409.
Language
English
Identifier
https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/collections/show/45
Coverage
Charleston (S. C.)
Collection Items
Photograph of Richard Y. Dwight, circa 1860
Photograph of Richard Y. Dwight in his Confederate State's Army uniform. The sword that Dwight is wearing in this photograph is in the collection of The Citadel Archives and Museum.
Letter from Richard Y. Dwight to his father, July 11, 1854
Letter from Richard Y. Dwight to his father concerning an act of rebellion that occurred at The Citadel.
Inaugural Address to the Calliopean Society by Richard Y. Dwight, April 4, 1856
Inaugural address delivered to the Calliopean Society by Richard Y. Dwight on April 4, 1856.
Journal of Richard Y. Dwight, April 18-November 19, 1856
Journal written by Richard Y. Dwight which includes various speeches he gave while at The Citadel.
Letter from Francis W. Capers to the father of William Moultrie Dwight, October 30, 1857
Letter from Francis W. Capers, Superintendent of The Citadel, to the father of William Moultrie Dwight, concerning his son's arrest.
Statement given by the Second Class in defense of William Moultrie Dwight
Statement given by members of the Second Class in defense of William Moultrie Dwight that he should be acquitted.