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  • William Stewart Simkins
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  • William Stewart Simkins (August 25, 1842 – February 27, 1929) was a Confederate soldier and professor of law at the University of Texas at Austin. As a military cadet, he quite possibly fired the first shot of the American Civil War.
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Birth Date
  • 1842-08-25
death place
  • Austin, Texas
Spouse
  • Lizzie Ware
Name
  • William Stewart Simkins
Caption
  • Photographed as a cadet
Birth Place
death date
  • 1929-02-27
Occupation
  • Professor of law
abstract
  • William Stewart Simkins (August 25, 1842 – February 27, 1929) was a Confederate soldier and professor of law at the University of Texas at Austin. As a military cadet, he quite possibly fired the first shot of the American Civil War.