Military Appointments -1861

APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY ACADEMY FOR 1861. ---The following is the official list of the appointments to the State Military Academy for the present year:  [Those names marked thus (with an asterisk) are appointed to the Citadel. The others to the Arsenal.]. ¹












CHESTERFIELD.
W. A. Blue,
J. L. Jordan,
W. H. Jordan,
A. Blakeley,
B. C. Evans,
J. Y. Westervelt

South Carolina in 1861 had two main military schools within the state - The Citadel Academy in Charleston and The Arsenal Academy in Columbia.

“The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina (SC) was established by the South Carolina Legislature on Dec 20, 1842. The original name of the college was the South Carolina Military Academy (SCMA). It was established as a four-year college built upon the Citizen-Soldier tradition and patterned after the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY. The original college consisted of two schools: 1) The Citadel Academy in Charleston, SC and 2) The Arsenal Academy in Columbia, SC.” ²

The Arsenal Academy was “burned to rubble” by the forces of General William T. Sherman under the command of Maj. Gen. Francis P. Blair during the sacking and burning of Columbia, South Carolina in February 1865. 

As I put this posting together I wonder what impact the Civil War had on the education of these young men. Did they finish their education or were they consumed by the events of that time.  




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[1] “The Charleston Mercury”, Charleston , South Carolina, 4 December 1861, page 2.
[2] http://www.citadelhistory.org/historyFAQ.html