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.



The Star of the West Monument
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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