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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 8 0 Browse Search
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 4 0 Browse Search
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Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Additional Sketches Illustrating the services of officers and Privates and patriotic citizens of South Carolina. (search)
ndleton, and at the age of fifteen the subject of this notice entered the South Carolina military academy in Charleston, and graduated first in his class in November, 1849. After two years service as a civil engineer on the location and construction of the Laurens & Yorkville railroad, he was appointed a professor in the Arsenal academy at Columbia, in January, 1852. In January, 1853, he was transferred to the Citadel, at Charleston, as professor of mathematics, and in 1859 succeeded Maj. F. W. Capers as superintendent of that academy. In the meantime he had received a call to enter the ministry of the gospel and had been pursuing his studies to that end. The secession of South Carolina having led to the occupation of Fort Sumter by General Anderson, Major Stevens was directed by Governor Pickens to take a detachment of State cadets and occupy a battery of three 24-pounder guns, facing the channel off Morris island, with the orders, Fire on any vessel entering the harbor bearing th
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 2: (search)
f instruction, and hold them in readiness for immediate action should emergencies require it. This order was promptly obeyed by the energetic and efficient officer to whom it was given. General Phillips, assisted by Adjutant-General Wayne and Major Capers, the superintendent of the Georgia military institute, pressed forward the instruction and preparation of troops with great activity and energy. The troops remained in camp from the 11th of June till the 2d of August. They were a noble, patgade and arm it as far as means permitted with regular rifles, and the balance with good country rifles and shotguns, and to throw the men into camp of instruction near the coast. This brigade was rapidly formed and put in good condition, and F. W. Capers was then commissioned brigadier-general and assigned to the same duty. Subsequently a third brigade was formed by Brig-Gen. W. H. T. Walker. During this period of active military preparations, Ira R. Foster ably performed the duties of Sta
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Washington Light Infantry Charitable Association, 1866. (search)
of 1807 and 1860—what do my people need? Bread and hope! This was the great question of 1865. Bread and hope were given, and something more was added. The bivouac of the dead was marked with a shaft of honor, that the stranger might know that the men who slept there died for their country! What heart and hand could do for the widow and orphan, was done; and in the charter of the Charitable Association, was laid the corner-stone of this Reorganization of the old corps of 1807. General F. W. Capers' address before W. L. I., 1874. The war ended in the spring of 1865, and Generals Lee and Johnston, in final orders, so announced to their respective armies, and advised the soldiers to return to their homes and resume their citizenship. Charleston had kept a protracted and successful defense, had been kept virgin to the last, but at untold cost and sacrifice. With most of the city for many months within reach of hostile guns, and shot and shell, a large part of the population
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
, Captain F. N. 14. Bethel, Battle of, 347. Bobbitt B. Boisseau, 339. Bond Captain, W. R., 235. Boteler, Hon. A. R., his house burned, 267. Bradford, U. S. Navy Admiral, 333. Breckinridge, General John C., 306. Bright. Captain R. A., 228, 356. Brooke, Colonel John M.,327. Brunswick Guards, Company H, 53d Va., roll of, 120. Buck, Captain Irving A., 162, 218. Bullock, captain n J. D., 71. Burton, W. L., 171. Cabell, W. L., 68. Canby, General E. R., 48. Capers, General F. W. 3. Carlyle, on whom to honor, 251. Cary, Misses Hettie and Constance, 70. Chaffin's Bluff Battalion, 141. Chancellorsville Battle of 282. Chambersburg Burning of, 261. Charlestown, Imboden's dash into, 11. Chickamauga, Battle of, 155, 360. Chisholm, Alexander Robert, 32. Christian, Hon. George L., 250, 340. City Battalion, Richmond, 25th Infantry, officers of 303. Cleburne, General P. R., sketch of, 151; death of 160; advocated enlistment of negroes
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Roster of the Battalion of the Georgia Military Institute Cadets (search)
affectionately spoke of them. When they were under severe artillery fire at Turner's Ferry, over Chattahoochee river, Major Capers said he was very proud of them, and spoke in very high compliment of them, as exhibiting a cool courage and skill, rem to 37 inclusive, in serial No. 111. On page 36, General Wayne says: I would conspicuously mention Majors Hartridge and Capers, and Captains Talbot, Pruden, Austin and Warthen. The gallantry of these gentlemen cannot be surpassed. To Major CapersMajor Capers I am under the greatest obligations. His qualifications for military command are of the highest order, and entitle him to a prominent position. They have been brilliantly illustrated by the corps of cadets, whose gallantry, discipline and skill eql. Approved. By command of Major-General LaFayette McLaws. Henry Bryan, Major and Assistant Inspector-General. To Major Capers, or officer commanding, Battalion Cadets. （47） On the 20th of May, 1865, the battalion was disbanded, and the cade
The Daily Dispatch: November 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], How to Dress rice. (search)
sionist. --Kenan has been elected as the Representative of the Bibb or Macon (Ga.) District in the next Confederate Congress. According to a recent census of Charleston, the population of that city is 26,969 whites, 17,655 slaves, and 3,785 free colored persons. A negro, named Gabriel, was hung in Tuscaloosa, Ala., a short time since, for the murder of his master. The sum raised thus far for the benefit of the widow and orphans of the lamented Jackson, amounts to $30,000. A young man, named George Thompson, fell overboard at Charleston, South Carolina, on Friday last, and was drowned. Maj. F. W. Capers, of the Georgia Military Institute, has been appointed by the Governor of that State Brigadier General. Col. Jas. R. Powell, of Montgomery, Ala., has tendered to President Davis a fine horse. The Legislature of South Carolina adjourned sine die, on the 6th inst. Julian Hartridge has been elected to Congress from the Savannah (Ga.) District.