Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Fragment |
Catalog Number |
FIC2013.01058 |
Description |
Fragment of shell; piece of iron with paper labels attached. One label inscribed in black ink, "A piece of the first shot that was thrown into Ft. Sumter, S.C., by Gen. Edmund Ruffin." The other label is inscribed in black ink, "This is a piece ... first ball that was thrown into Fort Sumter by Gen'l Edmond Ruffin, who owns...Virginian." |
Material |
Metal/iron |
Event |
Battle of Fort Sumter |
Provenance |
A piece of the first shot that was thrown into Ft. Sumter by Gen. Edmund Ruffin. Although often accredited with having fired the first shot on Fort Sumter, Ruffin fired only after the initial signal shot. Ruffin was on Morris Island when he pulled the lanyard of a 64-pound Columbiad cannon, sending a shot that plunged into Sumter’s northeast parapet. |
People |
Ruffin, Edmund |
Search Terms |
Fort Sumter |