Arsenal Academy
| Arsenal Academy | |
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.JPG) Officers' Quarters (Currently South Carolina Governor's Mansion) | |
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Columbia , South Carolina | |
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| Other name | South Carolina Military Academy |
| School type | Military academy |
| Established | 1842 |
| Closed | 1865 |
| Feeder to | The Citadel Academy (from 1845) |
The Arsenal Academy was a military academy in Columbia, South Carolina, originally established in 1842 as an independent school by the state of South Carolina. In 1845, the academy became a component of the South Carolina Military Academy (now The Citadel), in which first year cadets underwent their initial year of training before completing their studies at the larger Citadel Academy in Charleston, South Carolina. The school was burned by Sherman's forces in 1865 and never reopened.
History
At the outset of the
William Sherman's troops in 1865; in fact, destroying it was one of his objectives. It was never rebuilt. The only surviving building from The Arsenal is the current Governor's Mansion.[1]
The Citadel suffered no damage and, after serving as housing for Federal forces during the
Reconstruction Era
, reopened as the South Carolina Military Academy or commonly The Citadel Academy in the 1880s.
References
- ^ The Citadel Alumni Association History Committee (Spring 2007). "Brief History of The Citadel". The Citadel. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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