Cumberland School of Law were cut down and fences destroyed and burned. The Confederate Army burned the University buildings, apparently because a Confederate major was offended that Black Union soldiers had used them as barracks. The law school began the slow process of rebuilding. In July 1866, Cumberland adopted the image of the phoenix, the mythological Egyptian bird that is reborn from its own ashes. The new motto was "E Cineribus Resurgo" or "I rise from the ashes." In September 1865 classes resumed with 11 students, which soon grew to 20. The 1865 class included a Confederate General and Union colonel, enemies only a
Hamsa (bird) Hindi: "hans", Tamil: "அன்னப்பறவை"; , "hong"; , , and commonly spelt "hintha" or "hinthar"; , or "hongsa"; Shan: , or "hong"; Thai: หงส์, ; Malay: "angsa" (اڠسا‎). The hintha (hamsa) is widely depicted in Burmese art, considered to be "swan" in its mythology, and has been adopted as the symbol of the Mon people. Hamsa (bird) The hamsa (Sanskrit: हंस, "" or "hansa") is an aquatic bird of passage, such as a goose or a swan. Its icon is used in Indian and Southeast Asian culture as a spiritual symbol and a decorative element. It is vahana of Lord Brahma