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William Stewart Simkins

Confederate Army soldier

Died when: 86 years 186 days (1038 months)
Star Sign: Virgo

 

William Stewart Simkins

William Stewart Simkins (August 25, 1842 – February 27, 1929) was a Confederate soldier and professor of law at the University of Texas at Austin.

While a Citadel cadet, he quite possibly fired the first shot of the American Civil War.


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