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Coward, Asbury, 1835-1925. Asbury Coward papers, 1851-1925.

Title: Asbury Coward papers, 1851-1925.

Consists of letters, cadet compositions, memoir, commissions, legal documents, clippings and photographs.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear ft. (8 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/781291421 View

Carson, William A., 1842-1904. William Carson papers, 1857-1858.

Title: William Carson papers, 1857-1858.

Papers include William Carson's report card (1857) for the King's Mountain Preparatory Military School (Yorkville, S.C.) addressed to Caroline Petigru Carson, and correspondence pertaining to William Carson's conduct at school and his dismissal. A letter (1857 Nov. 10) from William Carson at Yorkville, S.C. to his "grandpapa" James Louis Petigru concerns a fight at the King's Mountain school and Carson's urgent desire to leave the school because "all the upcountry boys dislike me." A letter (1858 March 23) to James Louis Petigru from principals A. Coward and M. Jenkins informs Petigru of William Carson's dismissal because of mischievous behavior and "breaking arrest."

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32144367 View

Moses, Maurice. King's Mountain Military Academy scrapbook, 1901-1905.

Title: King's Mountain Military Academy scrapbook, 1901-1905.

Scrapbook of photographic images, documents, report cards, and souvenirs documenting Maurice Moses' years as a cadet at King's Mountain Military Academy, Yorkville, S.C., with manuscript notes including "Boys of the K.M.M.A. 1901-1905," identifying cadets by name, office, hometown, and nickname. Images include views of the main building; cadet officers, commissioned and non-commissioned; inspections; commercial department; baseball team; and bayonet exercise. Specimen documents include application form; grade report; and Spartanburg Steam Laundry ticket. Souvenir artifacts include logos cut from candy and shoe polish boxes and a piece of cloth used in cleaning guns.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56725345 View

Jenkins, Micah, 1835-1864. Papers, 1855-1879.

Title: Papers, 1855-1879.

Chiefly personal and military correspondence containing accounts of campaigns and tactics, troop movements, courts-martial, camp life, the blockading of the Charleston (S.C.) harbor, the first battle of Manassas (Bull Run), the battles of Fredericksburg and Chattanooga, politics in the promotion of officers, and the C.S.A. Congress. A letter, 1867, from Asbury Coward describes the difficulties in South Carolina during Reconstruction, commenting on crops, prices, education, and politics; and discusses King's Mountain Military School, Yorkville, S.C., which he and Jenkins founded in 1855. Two letters, 1879, from M.I. Jenkins describe U.S. Army life in Colorado.

ArchivalResource: 48 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19851642 View

Jenkins, Micah, 1835-1864. Micah Jenkins papers, 1854-1936.

Title: Micah Jenkins papers, 1854-1936.

Chiefly family correspondence reflecting Micah Jenkins' involvement with King's Mountain Military School and his Civil War service; including agreement, 5 Jan. 1855, York District, S.C., between Micah Jenkins and Asbury Coward, re operation of King's Mountain Military School, Yorkville, S.C.; letter, 20 Feb. 1861, Charleston, S.C., David Flavel Jamison to Maj. Micah Jenkins, re preparations for war. Letter, 14 Apr. 1861, Charleston, David F. Jamison to Caroline J. Jenkins, re surrender of Ft. Sumter; letter, 11 May 1861, Yorkville, S.C., J.M. Jamison, to his sister, Caroline J. Jenkins, re crops, tornado damage, and conditions at King's Mountain Military School. Letter, 7 July 1861, Head Qtrs., 5th Regt., S.C.V., Micah Jenkins, to Caroline Jenkins, re family news, financial conditions, and purchasing provisions for slaves; letter, 25 July 1861, Camp Pettus, Micah Jenkins, to Caroline Jenkins, re Confederate victory at Manassas, Va.; letter, 11 Nov. 1863, Sweetwater, Tenn., Head Qtrs., Hood's Division, Micah Jenkins, to Caroline Jenkins, re preparations to launch an offensive to drive the enemy out of Tennessee and the questionable loyalty of local residents. Letter, c. Nov. 1863, Charleston, S.C., John Jenkins, to Micah Jenkins, re Charleston's defenses and the unsuccessful attack on a Federal ship by the H.L. Hunley; sympathy letters, May-Sept. 1864, re Micah Jenkins' death.

ArchivalResource: 345 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44023699 View