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"Blue Battle" at Davidson Gym, circa 1946
Two cadets pose with The Citadel bus in front of Davidson Gym, circa 1946
"Citadel Cadets at Tulifinny: How they received their 'first baptism of fire' in the war of the 60s as told by one of them" by John C. Sellers
This account of the Battle of Tulifinny was written by John C. Sellers and addressed to Ben B. Williams.
"Coquettes and Cadets" Drawings and Poems, 1894
"Coquettes and Cadets" is a book of drawings and poems by sisters Leila and May Waring. Leila provided the drawings and May wrote the poems. The book is composed of three poems: The Cadet Girl, The Cadet and the Cushions and The Little Cadet with…
"General Summerall on walk to Main Barracks.”
General Charles P. Summerall on The Citadel's campus.
"Some Practical Advice to Younger Students" by Wilson Ashby McElveen, Jr., undated
Essay written by Wilson Ashby McElveen, Jr. with annotations.
"The First Shot" by Robert Oswald Sams
Robert Oswald Sams was in The Citadel's Class of 1861. He was assistant professor at The Arsenal Academy from April 1862 - May 1865. In this typescript dated December 1926, Sams describes the firing on the Star of the West, a ship that attempted to…
"The Last Shot" by Robert Oswald Sams
Robert Oswald Sams was in The Citadel's Class of 1861. He was assistant professor at The Arsenal Academy from April 1862 - May 1865. In this typescript Sams describes engagements by the Arsenal cadets during the war, including the battle of Tulifinny…
“‘Jailbirds’ looking toward town.”
Cadets, behind the barracks' gates, looking out from inside.