Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-11-18

E6r "PerSonne," correspondent OF tne
Charleston Courier, writing from the Army
of Tennessee, under date of November End,
says:
1t is q fact worthy of perpetuation that
the troops from South Caroliua now in this
army, are among the finest drilled and best
disciplined soldiers 8'the field. Whether
in ncamp, on the march, or amid the smoke
Of battle, their honoroble demeanor or.
steady bearing, prompt obedience and IN
broken lines, all testify the mastery art Of
officers who have impaired to these once raw,
unsystematic crowds of volunteers q de-
gree Of solidity and strength that is the ad..
miration of every true -disciplinarian. 1t
is this which has given to them that firm
self.reliance and conscienceness of power
which has shown itself SO often on the field
Of carnage-which has preserved an unbro-
ken front, dauntless attitude before the
enemy, and borne our men to victory fore
most in the ploody surge.
If the reason is enquired, look at home
and be proud Of your Citadel Academy, the
Alma Mater Of the leaven which hath leav-
ened the whole lump. Turn to its list OF
graduates, aud you will find their footsteps
traced in blood on every field. To the army
and you will discover them scattered among
the troops Of every State-some on your
coast, many in Virginia, scores here, and
others far from home in the distant West.
And wherever the name Of Citadel gradu-
ate occurs there you will also find clustered
the association, the memories, the high NOR
al tone, the influences Of discipline which
emanate from this noble institution Of our
State.
IF the military training Of West Point
has been effective in moulding the organi.
zation Of the army at large, that of the
modest Citidel, and its sister institutions in
Virginia and elsewhere, has had its direct
and equally important influence upon the
army in detail, and the men who have been
under command of its graduates. Wheth..
er Lieutenants, Captains, Golonels or Gen
erals-their immediate surbordinates have
invariably caught the spirit Of discipline
which the officers have sought to instil,
and the result is the fact stated at the'be.
ginning of this letters degree of ,perfec'
tion among our South Carolina brigades un-
surpassed by any other troops in the army.
To show you how extensively ramifeds
are these valuable Influences of the Citadel
Academy, Iappsnd the following list OF
officers, which has been kindly furnished
me by Lieut.. R. 81. Grifin,of the Engi.
ueers, and I need not observe that they
constitute class of gentlemen sans peur
ct sans reproche, adapted by their training
to adorn any position in the service to
which they may be assigned. The Acad:
Femy may we'll be proud that, unlike West
Point, not one of her graduates has yet left
taipt upon her fair escutcheon
Graduates of the South Carolina Military
academy, In Hoods Diuision, Long
streets Corps, Brasg's Army.
M. jenkins, Brigadier. General Com
mspding Division. -
E. M. Law, Brigadier. General Com
manding Brigade. '~.-r
A. Coward, Colonel 9th South Carolina
Regiment, jenkins Brigade.
j. M. Steedman, Lieutenant Colonel 9th
South Carolina Regiment, jenkins Brigade.
John D. Wylie, Lieutenant. Colonel 9Th
South Carolina Regiment, jenkins Brigade
j. W Daniels, Captain Palmetto Sharp.
Shooters, Jenkins Brigade. .
D. r. Jamison, LIST Lieutenant ARTILLERY
and Ordnance Officer, Jenkins Brigade.
F. L, Parker, Surgeon Hampton Legion,
jenkins Brigade. -~
R. G. Carlisle, Surgeon, Jenkins Brig.
ade. ,..
R. NJ. Simons, Captain and Assistant
Adjutant General, Jenkins Brigade.
\ J. M. Adams, lst Lieutenant I'd South
Carolina Rifles, Jenkins Brigade.
81. A. Gaillard, LIST Lieutenant and Ad-
jutant 9th South Carolina Regiment, Jen-
kins' Brigade.
T. L. Garvin, Captain Palmetto Sharp.
Shooters, Jenkins Brigade.
J. D. Lee, 1st Lieutenant Palmetto
Sharp.S Shooters, killed near Richmond.
T. M. Wylie,. lSt Lieutenant 9th South
Carolina Regiment, and Acting ABIDE
Camp to Col. Brattou, Commanding Jen-
kins' Brigade.
One of the most affecting incidents of
the battle occurred in the Regiment of Col.
Coward-Private James W. Smith, of
Yorkville, belonging to Company E, while
rising to discharge his gun, was shot in the
breast. He fell forward, but rolling over,
his eye caught that of his Colonel, who was
standing near. Extending his hand, the
poor fellow murmered, "Colonel, L am kill
ed, but I have tried to do my duty, and
when you write to my poor mother, tell her
that died like man." A moment more,
still grasping the hand of his commander,
and he had breathed his last.
I could not omit to add that during the
action Col. Coward had his clothing shot
through five times, one of the balls stopping
on the hammer of his pistol.
rSz. Onlv thirteen revolutionary soldiers