The First Shot at Fort Sumter
Dublin Core
Title
The First Shot at Fort Sumter
Description
“Extract from the unpublished diary. April 6-16, 1861. Charleston, South Carolina. A detailed description of Charleston and the events relating to the beginning of the war, as recorded in the diary of the man credited with "firing the first shot."
Creator
Edmund Ruffin
Date
1911
Type
Journal Article
Zotero
Title
The First Shot at Fort Sumter
Publication Title
The William and Mary Quarterly
Volume
20
Issue
2
Date
1911
Pages
69-101
Item Type
Journal Article
DOI
10.2307/1921468
ISSN
0043-5597
Access Date
2019-10-17 23:13:43
Library Catalog
JSTOR
Collection
Citation
Edmund Ruffin, “The First Shot at Fort Sumter,” The Haskell Monroe Collection: Life in the Confederacy , accessed November 4, 2025, https://library.missouri.edu/confederate/items/show/2464.