508 A SKETCH OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 



constant theme to succeeding generations, and aided in stimulating their 

 martial spirit. At every succeeding call to arms the sons of Carolina 

 added fresh laurels to her chaplet of military glory. With the memories 

 of the past before them, and in the midst of exciting discussions over po- 

 litical and social complications, which it was evident Avould terminate in 

 a bloody protracted struggle, it is not surprising that the youth of Caro- 

 lina were trained to bear arms. Not only the State Military Academy, 

 but private institutions were organized for this purpose. 



Since the last war, which has put an end to all further prospect of 

 strife, military s'chools are still maintained for the sake of their discipline, 

 to ensure a harmonious development of all the faculties, " the mens sana 

 in sano corpore.'' 



THE SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY ACADEMY. 



For some time f)revious to the year 1841, this State had two arsenals 

 for storing its arms and munitions of war, one in Charleston and the 

 other in Columbia, each guarded by a comj^any of enlisted soldiers under 

 officers of culture, trained to the profession of arms. The expense of 

 maintaining the two garrisons was $24,000. Governor Richardson sug- 

 oested the propriety of supplying the place of these soldiers with young 

 men, who, in addition to military training, should receive instruction 

 from their officers in the useful and mechanic arts. Accordingly, Col. 

 Phillips introduced in the House a bill to convert the arsenal at Colum- 

 bia into a military school. It failed of passage, but Gov. Richardson 

 nevertheless placed a number of deserving young men mider the instruc- 

 tion of the officers of the guard. In 1842, Gov. Richardson earnestly 

 urged such legislation as would establish two schools upon a sure foun- 

 dation. His successor. Gov. Hammond, was equally interested in the 

 measure, and on the 20th December, 1842, a bill, introduced by Gen. 

 Jamison, was passed, converting both the arsenal and the citadel into 

 military schools. 



By the Act, as subsequently amended, authority was invested in a 

 Board of Visitors, consisting of the Governor and the Adjutant and In- 

 spector-General, ex-officio, and five persons appointed by the Governor. 

 The first members were Gov. Hammond, Gen. Cantey, and Messrs James 

 Jones, D. F. Jamison, W. J. Hanna, and John H. Means. They per- 

 formed the duty of organizing Avitli zeal, fidelity and judgment. Both 

 schools were opened in March, 1843, provision being made for the en- 

 trance of fifty-four beneficiaries and as many pay cadets, the latter pay- 

 ing $200 a year, which covered all expenses. At first the academies 

 were independent of each other. An attempt to unite both in Charles- 



