Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-06-04

of students growing larger every week. To mee
these applications required still further addition
to the roll of instructors and the services of Lieut.
E. NJ. Law, then on the eve of graduation at the
Citadel, in Charleston, was secured for the opening
session Of 1857. -. -.
The Preparatory School of Coward & jenkins
was now established on solid basis, and its inau
euce extended into nearly every Southern State.
It was no longer an experiment, but success in
which the people of South Carolina shared the
gratulations and pride Of the projectors of the en-
spare berth in the capacious building, nor ever
name erased from the roll, without applicants ready
for the place. Additional instructors were sought
for, and the name of Robert K. Thomas, another
graduate of the Citadel, appeared the next year as
an officer Of the institution. Later, the names OF
R. T. Harper and j. W. Jamison-the former
another Citadel boy, and the latter graduate at
Paris in France-appearedu upon the roll of instruc.
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The year 1861 opened with the hot breath Of
war tanning the seaboard of South Carolina, and
the hurrying to and fro of armed men, to partici-
pate in the threatened conflict The Officers OF
the KINGS MOUNTAIN MILITARY School" were
not idle spectators of this scene. Their military
education and experience, caused the people Of the
up-country, naturally to turn to them as leaders in
lnarshalng the soldiers Of South Carolina for the
field, and in leading them in the coming conflict.
jenkins became Colonel of the 5th South Carolina
Infantry, and from April, 1861, at Fort Sumter,
until the bloody field Of the Wilderness in May,
1864, he led first. his Regiment-then his famous
Bngade-into nearly every battle field in Virginia
in the hard fought field Of Chickamauga ; up the
slopes of Lookout Mountain; before the bitches Of
Knoxville and finally, on the 9th of May, 1864,
while leading his veteran Brigade to his last victo
ry, fell at its head mortally wounded. South Car
olina sacrificed no truer soldier-no more chvalric
and gentlemanly officer, than when she gave Brig.
adler General Micah jenkins to the "Lost Cause. "
Capt Asbury Coward and Lieut.. Jamison con
Quoted the exercises of the School through. the
first Session of 1861 and then formally closed the
institution. Captain Coward entered the Adjutant
Generals Department in the feld--participated in
in Maryland, and finally became Goloaeigef the
famous 5th South Carolina Infantry-6lling the
vacancy occasioned by the promotion Of jenkins
to Brigadier General In this capacity, he remain
ed until the surrender of the cause at Appomattoz
Court House, in 1865. -
Lieut. E. NJ Law resigned his Professorship
in the School in 1859, and removed to Alabama.
That State called him to the lead of one of hel
best Regiments-th 4th Alabama. Several times
wounded, and acting conspicuous part in all the
great battles of Virginia-promoted to Brigadiel
General, and leading Brigade from Fredericks,
burg until the surrender in 1865, he well met the
expectations Of his Alma Mater, and sustained the
confidence of the State of his adoption. :.
The other Professors in this Institution -Jami.
son and Harper sustained each acreditablepart in
the war.
Lieut. G. A. Seabrook entered service as Cap.
tain of the Jasper Light Infantry; and while faith
fully doing his duty as Assistant Adjutant General
of jenkins Brigade, fell at Manassas Plains, Au.
gust 80, 1862. Gallant accomplished, and belov;
ed, he yielded the precious sacrifice that all stood
ready to offer. "Reqiescat in pace.
years-was not permitted to share the dangers and