Active studying the military history questions involving the whole branches of different types of troops tactics left peaceful daily charity activity of the cossacks troops in national educational sphere without attention. Tersky cossack troop payed off scholarship and reliefs to students, teach students in Russia institutions at the expense of troops, built, maintained and repaired troops schools, rendered financial help for cossacks schools, settled down out of the Tersky region and published educational-methodical literature. So, from their formation moment the Tersky cossack troop conducted substantial work, doing school enlightening activity and carrying in an essential contribution in educational system of the North Caucasus development.

Key words: charity, troops capital, education, Tersky cossack troop, scholarships, reliefs.