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Army Maj. Sam M. Savas, Jr., Class of 1951, conceived the idea of a brass bulldog while he was teaching military science from 1962 to 1965. After he was killed in Vietnam in October 1965, cadets donated their brass belt buckles, hat brass and breast plates to create this brass model of the college mascot. The monument also bears the name of his son, Navy Lt. Sam M. Savas III, Class of 1979, who died during a military rescue operation 20 years later.

Pronounced hay-good.

Named for Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood, Class of 1847, one of four graduates who attained the rank of general during the Civil War. Hagood chaired the Board of Visitors for 21 years, and from 1880 to 1882 served as governor of South Carolina during which time his major accomplishment was the reopening of The Citadel after its occupation by Federal troops following the war. The football stadium is also named in his honor.

At 10 feet above sea level, Indian Hill is the highest point in peninsular Charleston. The name comes from the many artifacts found on the site, where a Native American trader lived during Colonial times.

Pronounced lə-sān.

The main entrance to the campus is named for Thomas Petrigru Lesesne, Class of 1901. Lesesne was instrumental in moving the campus from its original site at Marion Square. The pedestrian gates on either side are famous sword gate panels wrought around 1830 by Charleston ironmonger Christopher Werner.

The burial site of The Citadel’s 11th president and one of America’s top five commanders during World War II. Gen. Mark W. Clark became the nation’s youngest three-star general at the age of 46. He commanded the Fifth Army and later the 15th Army Group. When he died in 1984, his funeral in Summerall Chapel drew dignitaries from around the world.

The ring statue was unveiled on Oct. 14, 2011. The statue is made of bronze and weighs approximately 3,000 pounds. It was a gift to The Citadel Alumni Association from Palmetto Balfour, a national class ring manufacturer. Each Parents’ Weekend, the numbers on the crest of the ring are changed to represent the current class of seniors receiving their rings. The statue was made at the Heart Art Foundry in Bastrop, Texas.

Named for The Citadel’s 10th president, an illustrious general whose legendary military service included the Spanish American War, Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion and several victorious battles of World War I. The first Southerner to become a four-star general in the U.S. Army, Charles Pelot Summerall capped a colorful military career as chief of staff of the Army before becoming president of The Citadel in 1931. His medals and dress sword are on display in Summerall Chapel. Summerall Field is the site of the dress parades that attract visitors on most Friday afternoons during the academic year.

Also known as the “parade field,” “parade deck” or “parade ground.”

Fashioned from sword gate panels, the gate was originally made for Whitehall, Gen. Summerall’s plantation in Aiken, S.C. The gold shields on the gates comprise four bronze stars and the general’s initials, CPS. The gate is on the northeast side of campus adjacent to Hampton Park.

Erected in 1954, the carillon and tower were donated to The Citadel by two alumni, Charles E. Daniel, Class of 1918, and R. Hugh Daniel, Class of 1929, in tribute to their friend, Maj. Thomas Dry Howie, who was killed in action during World War II. Cast in the renowned Royal Van Bergen bell foundries in the Netherlands, the carillon contains one of the largest Dutch bell installations in the Western Hemisphere with bells ranging in size from 25 to 4,400 pounds. Also located in the tower is a marble and mahogany columbarium which contains 403 niches to hold urns bearing the remains of college alumni and their family members.

Recognizes one of the nation’s oldest militia units—the Washington Light Infantry—which guarded the original campus at Marion Square until 1843 when it turned over the facilities to the first Corps of Cadets on March 20 of that year. The unit was also instrumental in the reopening of the college after the Civil War.