The Star of the West Monument

The Star of the West Monument is dedicated to the memory of the cadets who fired on the Star of the West in 1861 and to all Citadel graduates who have died in defense of their country. The granite monument was raised in the spring of 1961, 100 years after Citadel cadets fired on the federal supply ship from the northern point of Morris Island. A bronze plaque depicts the action. Cadets were chosen to man the 24-pound siege guns because they were the best-trained men in Charleston to fire the weapons. Inscribed on the monument are the names of those cadets who have won the Star of the West Medal for individual drill competition. The monument is located between Bond Hall and the central flagpole.

Names and Dates of Star of the West Winners
1886 - J.T. Coleman 1887 - W.C. Davis 1888 - J.R. Rutledge 1889 - P.K. McCully 1890 - W.Z. McGhee 1891 - A.G. Ethridge 1892 - J.R. Verdier 1893 - A.E. Legare 1894 - Abram Levy 1895 - J.D. Dial 1896 - J.M. Josey 1897 - J.B. Salley 1898 - D.C. Pate 1899 - L.B. Steele 1900 - A.H. Cross 1901 - T.C. Marshall 1902 - A.E. Hutchinson 1903 - J.F. O'Mara 1904 - E.C. Register 1905 - W.W. Dick 1906 - W.W. Benson 1907 - A.T. Corcoran 1908 - E.D. Smith 1909 - D.W. Gaston 1910 - F.Y. Legare 1911 - Thomas Richardson 1912 - J.M. Arthur 1913 - J.H. Holmes 1914 - James Anderson 1915 - J.G.M. Nichols 1916 - F.B. Rogers 1917 - H.L. Cunningham 1918 - T.W. Williamson 1919 - J.L. Whitten 1920 - E.A. Pollock 1921 - J.D. Frost 1922 - E.T. Moore 1923 - Walter Allan 1924 - J.T. Mackey 1925 - C.H. Rosson	1926 - F.G. Burnett 1927 - E.B. Fishburne 1928 - W.M. Roberts 1929 - R.K. Walker 1930 - J.W. Blevins 1931 - R.A. Zobel 1932 - R.H. Ammerman 1933 - A.B. Sundin 1934 - A.L. Leonard 1935 - S.P. Browne 1936 - S.P. Browne 1937 - J.R. Lyons 1938 - W.H. McIntyre 1939 - F.S. Conaty 1940 - N.T. Jenkins 1941 - W.T. Bethea 1942 - C.J. West 1943 - L.C. Emerson 1944 - T.C. Williams 1945 - R.K. Willms 1946 - G.W. Beale 1947 - S.D. Falkenbury 1948 - J.P. Sullivan 1949 - H.O. Stoddard 1950 - C.J. Easler 1951 - L.O. Allen 1952 - S.C. Mills 1953 - J.R. Patterson 1954 - R.W. Lockridge 1955 - P.D. Warren 1956 - G.F. Marschalk 1957 - J.B. Taylor 1958 - B.L. Spivey 1959 - Iredell Jones 1960 - R.L. Lupton 1961 - W.B. Sansom 1962 - B.J. Bohm 1963 - G.R. Wilson 1964 - R.C. Johnson 1965 - R.W. Bristol	1966 - J.E. Morgan 1967 - V.P. Hambright, III 1968 - V.P. Hambright, III 1969 - W.D. Archer 1970 - J.E. Onuschak 1971 - D.J. O'Neal 1972 - A.D. Griffin 1973 - W.F. Clewe, III 1974 - W.F. Clewe, III 1975 - C.H. Boardman, IV 1976 - C.H. Boardman, IV 1977 - T.C. Slider 1978 - R.A. Risher 1979 - D.C. Seaman 1980 - V.B. Edmonds 1981 - B.L. Morgan 1982 - T.E. Henson, Jr. 1983 - Herman W. Stehmeier 1984 - B.T. Smith, III 1985 - C.A. Bell 1986 - R.M. Williams, II 1987 - M.S. Crippen 1988 - T.C. Alaska 1989 - S.A. Hathaway 1990 - R.S. Ring 1991 - W.C. Bentley 1992 - O.K. Diano 1993 - D.E. Corry 1994 - J.R. Goodman 1995 - B.S. Sewell 1996 - J.C. Howard, III 1997 - J.D. Fralick 1998 - M.T. Dye

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