. History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography. -ment, and Major Murfee was elevated to theposition of Commandant. During the sessionof 1861-62 there were 154 students. The position of rector of the academic de-partment was created during 1862-63, andProf. Edward R. Dickson, of Mobile, wasappointed. This place was made on ac-count of the increasing number of studentswho were not sufficiently advanced to enterany regular class in the University proper. The year 1863 was marked by the deathof Prof. George Benagh, who lost his life bydrowning, and the appointment of BenjaminF. Meek as a
. History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography. -ment, and Major Murfee was elevated to theposition of Commandant. During the sessionof 1861-62 there were 154 students. The position of rector of the academic de-partment was created during 1862-63, andProf. Edward R. Dickson, of Mobile, wasappointed. This place was made on ac-count of the increasing number of studentswho were not sufficiently advanced to enterany regular class in the University proper. The year 1863 was marked by the deathof Prof. George Benagh, who lost his life bydrowning, and the appointment of BenjaminF. Meek as assistant professor of Latin andGreek. In July, 1864, commencement exer-cises were held, for the first time since theopening of hostilities. During 1864-5 H. Fay was elected professor ofnatural philosophy and astronomy, and C. Richardson was chosen to thechair of chemistry, mineralogy and geology. The year 18 65 was in all probability themost momentous in the history of the south-land, and especially in that of the HISTORY OF ALABAMA l:i<;:i With the impending fall of the Confederategovernment close at hand, the reports thatthe Federals were on the way to Tuscaloosa,to destroy the factories and foundries, andto burn the University, grew more insistentand exciting. The cadets were on severaloccasions called out during the last year ofthe war. The Federal troops reached Tusca-loosa at night. J. G. Cowan, in a very inter-esting article which appeared in the Ala-bama University Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 1, de-scribes fully the destruction of the University. The cadet corps was formed shortly aftertwelve and under the command of Col. J. moved off to meet the enemy whowere entering the town in the direction ofNorthport. In the clash which followed a number ofcasualties on both sides occurred. Seeingthat his cadets could not withstand the attackof the trained Union soldiers, Col. Murfeedecided to retreat. The magazine was blownup by Majo
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