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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), Biographical (search)
of the legion, a battalion of eight companies, and after it was filled to a regiment, he was promoted colonel. He participated in the battles around Richmond, at Second Manassas, Boonsboro and Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, and with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, Bean's Station, Campbell's Station and Knoxville. His command was subsequently mounted as cavalry, and served on the north side of the James before Richmond. After the fight at Riddle's Shop, in June, 1864, he was promoted brigadationed at Centreville, and then near Fairfax Court House, and commanded the infantry in the action at Vienna. At the expiration of the term of enlistment he reorganized his regiment in South Carolina, and returning to Virginia was stationed at Suffolk. In December, 1861, he was promoted to brigadier-general and ordered to South Carolina, where he took command of a brigade composed of the First, Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth regiments. With this brigade he was attached to the famous lig
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)
receiving and repulsing Farnsworth's charge; Suffolk, and Fredericksburg, May, 1863. Captain Bachmded his native city, he made his way first to Suffolk, thence to Petersburg and started to Richmond Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, the campaigns of Suffolk and Knoxville, the battles of the Wilderness,arm, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, campaigns of Suffolk, north Georgia and east Tennessee, with Longsof the war, taking part in the campaigns of Suffolk, Va., and Knoxville, Tenn., the battles of Will'cond Manassas, Boonsboro Gap, Fredericksburg, Suffolk, Blackwater, Va., Chickamauga, Ga., Chattanoony B, which under his command was detailed at Suffolk for artillery duty in the winter of 1861-62, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Suffolk, Lookout Mountain, Will's Valley, Knoxville, took part in Longstreet's operations against Suffolk, fighting at Blackwater, and New Hope Church and in the siege of Suffolk. With Jenkins' brigade he went to north Georgia under Longstreet, and [9 more...]