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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), Chapter 15: (search)
had been fighting, single-handed, an unequal battle on the road running from the station to Stevensburg, 5 or 6 miles south, and beyond that place on the road leading to Kelly's ford. A column of cavalry, with artillery, had advanced from Kelly's toward Stevensburg with the evident intention of moving up from that place to the support of the attack at Fleetwood, and if it had reached the fielthis menacing movement, General Stuart sent. Colonel Butler's regiment, 220 strong, down the Stevensburg road to meet and check it. Leading the advance of Butler's regiment, Lieut.-Col. Frank Hampton met and drove back the Federal advance beyond Stevensburg. Then Butler formed his command across and to the left of the road at Doggett's house, about 1 1/2 miles beyond Stevensburg, and stood reaStevensburg, and stood ready to dispute the advance of the main body of the enemy. Lieutenant-Colonel Hampton was charged with the defense of the road, with a few sharpshooters and one company, Capt. T. H. Clark's. Here he h
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)
nization and enlistment for the war as the Second South Carolina regiment, it was ordered to Virginia just in time to assist in winning the victory of the Seven Days battles around Richmond. It next was engaged at Second Manassas, crossed the Potomac, took part in the battle of Sharpsburg, Md., September 17th, winding up the year with the battle of Fredericksburg, December 13th. The regiment participated also in the memorable cavalry combats of Culpeper Court House, Brandy Station and Stevensburg, Va. In 1864 the command was ordered back to South Carolina, where it encountered the enemy on James and John's islands. In November, 1864, it was ordered to Wilmington, N. C., and fought at Forts Fisher and Anderson, also at the battle of Bentonville, which closed the long and gallant career of Captain Dean as a Confederate soldier. The captain is now a resident of Spartanburg county, and engaged in farming: In 1860 he was married to Eugenia A. Miller, and they have five children living: