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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) 6 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)
had a successful and honorable career as a lawyer, at Greenville, and now has the honor of representing his county in the State senate, by election in 1896. J. R. Delaney, a prominent planter of Fairfield county, was born near his present home in 1832, the son of John and Catharine (Nelson) Delaney. He was engaged in planting Delaney. He was engaged in planting at the beginning of the war, but promptly gave up his occupation to enlist in a company of the Second South Carolina cavalry. The first service of this company was on the coast of South Carolina, and in June, 1862, they were ordered to Virginia. While this regiment was acting as a support to the main army at Frederick City, Md., Mr. Delaney was so severely wounded in the leg that after a short time he was discharged from the service. He was married in 1864 to Miss Rebecca J. Dawkins, and they have six children. After the close of the war he resumed his occupation of planting, in which he has been eminently successful. His elder brother, Dr. John W. Dela