Letter from Colonel Asbury Coward to Major C. S. Gadsden, April 10, 1898

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Letter from Colonel Asbury Coward to Major C. S. Gadsden, April 10, 1898

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Letter from Colonel Asbury Coward to Major C. S. Gadsden, Chairman of the Board of Visitors, concerning the Cadet Rebellion of 1898, also known as the Cantey Rebellion.

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CP8, Box 5, Folder 2

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The Citadel Archives & Museum

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Asbury Coward Collection

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English

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Text

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https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/562

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[Page 1]
Citadel, Charleston, S. C., April 10th 1898
Col. C. S. Gadsden
Chairman Bd. Of Visitors
Charleston, S. C.

Dear Sir: -
I have to report the following named Cadets as deserters from the Academy; viz:
G. R. Tennent (P) 2nd Class – on the afternoon of the 8th inst.
C. H. EsDorn (P) 3rd Class, and W. H. Farrior (P) 4th Class, on the evening of the 9th inst.

Very Respectfully,
Asbury Coward
Sup’t.

Noted – This offense is punished by expulsion is it not? & is it to be done by my order or by BV?

C. S. Gadsden
Chairman

[Page 2]
H’d. Qrs. S. C. M. A.
April 12th 1898

With only one exception it has been the practice of the Chairman to order expulsion on the report of the Superintendent in cases of desertion. The exception was on account of the nearness of the meeting of the Board.

Asbury Coward
Sup’t

RR – The Supt will order expulsion and report to next meeting of the B. V.

C. S. Gadsden
Chairman

Citation

Coward, Asbury, 1835-1925, “Letter from Colonel Asbury Coward to Major C. S. Gadsden, April 10, 1898,” The Citadel Archives Digital Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/562.