York County · Marker 46-17
King's Mountain Military Academy Site
234 King's Mountain St., York Place Episcopal Church Home for Children, York
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) Micah Jenkins and Asbury Coward, graduates of The Citadel in Charleston, founded this Yorkville school in 1855. Closed during the Civil War, it was re-opened in 1866 by Coward, who later became head of S. C. Military Academy. The school closed permanently shortly before 1909, when the property was sold to the Episcopal Church Home.
Micah Jenkins
Micah Jenkins, born 1835 at Edisto Island, graduated from The Citadel with first honors in 1854. Leaving King's Mountain Military School to enter the Confederate Army, he became known as a brave and daring leader, fighting through many significant battles and becoming brigadier general in 1862. He was killed at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, in 1864.