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Letter from Asbury to his future wife Elise while he is at King's Mountain. He asks after her health and talks about her ability to play music. He tells her about the arrival of Spring in Yorkville and teases her with talk of other young ladies. He…

Letter from Asbury to his future wife Elise while he is away starting the King's Mountain Military School. He scolds her for being foolish regarding a horseback riding incident and tells her about his life and accommodations in Yorkville.

This letter from Asbury to his wife Elise relates that her brother is ill and is in the hospital. He asks her to write to him and speaks briefly about his current position.

This journal, written by Coward in 1910 for his children, chronicles approximately the third decade of his life. He describes his experience of running and teaching at the King's Mountain Military School in Yorkville, S.C., his marriage and family…

This journal, written by Coward in 1910 for his children, chronicles approximately the first two decades of his life. In part two, he describes his time at The Citadel and after graduation, the opening of the King's Mountain Military School in…

This journal, written by Coward in 1910 for his children, chronicles approximately the first two decades of his life. In part one, he describes his childhood growing up on a plantation, his family life and his early education at different schools in…

Letter to Asbury Coward inviting Coward and cadets to the participate in a parade for the Laying of the Corner Stone of one of the buildings for the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition.

Letter from W. W. Smoak to Colonel Asbury Coward concerning his reinstatement at the Citadel.

Letter from D. A. Spivey to Colonel Asbury Coward concerning the Cadet Rebellion of 1898.

Letter from J. C. Sheppard, father of Cadet W. W. Sheppard, to Colonel Asbury Coward concerning the Cadet Rebellion of 1898.