CADET COMPANY
From Knob Knowledge
The Cadet Company is the subject of the second mural in the Daniel Library, dedicated November 12, 1960. It is composed of 36 cadets who left The Citadel in 1862 to join the Confederate army. They were joined by their friends and other cadets from the Arsenal in Columbia to form the Cadet Company. The mural depicts General Hampton on his bay horse Butler, leading mounted cadets. The confederate flag is flying and the general's sabre is raised. General Hampton chose the Cadet Company of the Sixth Regiment of South Carolina Calvary to lead the counterattack against Sheridan's Union forces. The action took place at Louisa Courthouse, Virginia, June 11, 1864. For more information click Cadet Company. (HN)
