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All students, both cadets and non-cadets, are eligible to participate in Citadel athletic programs and there is a long history of cadet and non-cadet success on and off the sports fields. Citadel alumni (who were in the Corps of Cadets program) have followed West Point's example of terming themselves a "Long Gray Line" which includes numerous ...
The Citadel saw the graduation of its first Black student, Charles D. Foster in 1970, 16 years after legal segregation ended in public schools. [4] Following a rocky journey, The Citadel graduated its first female Cadet, future congresswoman Nancy Mace, in 1999. The school has produced many military officers, business, and political leaders ...
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Nugent Courvoisie (October 16, 1916 – April 30, 2006) was a United States Army Officer and Assistant Commandant of Cadets at The Citadel who was the subject of The Boo, the first book authored by famed novelist Pat Conroy and the inspiration for “The Bear” in Conroy's novel The Lords of Discipline.
The Citadel, located in Charleston, South Carolina, was a component of the South Carolina Military Academy from 1845 to 1865. The Arsenal Academy , located in Columbia, South Carolina made up the other portion of the academy, with cadets receiving their initial training in the first year at The Arsenal before moving to The Citadel to complete ...
At daybreak on January 9, 1861, Simkins saw the signal from a guard boat, and sounded the alarm in the sand battery, alerting his fellow Citadel cadets to the arrival of the Union ship the Star of the West, which was attempting to ferry supplies to Fort Sumter. The cadets fired the first shots of the American Civil War. [4]
J. Gresham Barrett (1983) S.C. State Representative 1996–2002, U.S. Congressman from South Carolina 2002–10; Nancy Mace (1999) First female cadet graduate; South Carolina State Representative 2018–2021, U.S. Congresswoman from South Carolina 2021–present
Three accouterments are currently authorized at The Citadel to distinguish current Summerall Guards from other cadets while wearing many of the school's various uniforms: The Summerall Guard Ribbon is a light-colored solid blue ribbon with a lacquered brass crossed rifle device affixed to the center of the ribbon.
An 1882 act of the South Carolina Legislature reopened the South Carolina Military Academy, using only the campus in Charleston. Known commonly as The Citadel Academy, the school was renamed in 1910 as The Citadel, after the name "Academy" became common to high schools rather than colleges. The school was moved to its current location in 1922.