Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-06-07
MILITARY INSPECTION.

Wednesday of last week was the day ap-
pointed for the inspection Of the Jenkins
Rifles and the Cadets of Kings Mountain
Military School-the latter corps, by Act Of
the General Assembly, constituting part
of the Fourth Brigade Of the State volunteer
troops. Adjutant-G General Manigault, accom-
panied by COL j. @. Marshall, of the Pal
metto Regiment, arrived about one O'Clock,
P. NJ, having come over from Rock Hill,
where the Catawba Rifles were inspected
on the preceding day. Six o'clock was the
time fixed for the inspection, and promptly
at that hour the Jenkins Rifles, under COM
mand Of Capt. J. r. Lindsay, marched to
the grounds of the Kings Mountain Mill
tary School, where the inspection was held.
The Rifles were met by the Cadets who es-
corted them to the parade ground and the
two companies were drilled respectively by
Capt. Lindsay and Col. Coward. The evo-
lutions of the companies were witnessed by
large crowd who had assembled-among
those present being quite a number of ladies.
After the drill was over, the companies were
formed in separate lines, and formally in
spected by Gen. Manigault. He was quite
complimentary to both the Cadets and the
Rifles, and was gratifed to see by their SOL
dierly bearing that the former were well
maintaining the enviable reputation of the
institution to which they belong; while
the Rifles were in all respects the equal of
any company he had met on his tour Of in
spection. At the conclusion of his remarks
each company gavethe General three cheers,
when the Cadets called Col. Marshall. He
responded in neataddress, complimenting
the young men OH their fine military bear
ing. The Cadets gave him three cheers,
and the line of march was then taken up for
Roses Hotel where a collation. was pre-
pared. The Cadets escorted the Rifles to
the hotel and then returned to the bar
racks.
EMBELLISHMENTS were served to the COM
pany and number of invited guests, Gen.
E. NJ. Law was called and responded in a
neat and well-chosen address of five min
utes. He was followed by Gen. Manigault,
Col. Marshall and Maj. j. F. Hart, each of
whom was called out by the company.
Gen. Manigault warned the members of the
Jenkins Rifles of the gravity of the assump-
tion of this regiment in taking the name
they bear, reminding them of the lustre
won by the Palmetto Regiment in the Mex
lean war, and of the high esteem in which
that command was held by the officers of
the regular army. Gen. Manigault served
through the Mexican war as an officer in the
Palmetto Regiment, and in his remarks he
dwelt mainly on incidents of the war in
connection with his regiment.
Col. Marshall expressed his high gratitica-
ton at meeting here so finely equipped Il
company, numbering 81 men rank and file,
whose proficiency in the school of the SOL
dier was equal to that of any company he
had vet met Having accompanied Gen.
Manigault on his tour of inspection, he was
prepared to speak in the most encouraging
terms of the personnel of the regiment, and
he had no fears that it would fail to sustain
the fame of the old Palmetto Regiment
whose record forms one of the brightest
pages in our country's history.
Major Hart was happy in his remarks
which were complimentary to the sOldiery
and the visiting officers.
At night hop in compliment to the Wis
iting officers was given at Bratton's hail.
where beauty and chivalry mingled in the
festivities of the ball room.