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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) 116 14 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), Chapter 1: (search)
st regiment of rifles: Col. J. J. Pettigrew, Lieut.-Col. John L. Branch, Maj. Ellison Capers, Adjt. Theodore G. Barker, Quartermaster Allen Hanckel, Commissary L. G.e First South Carolina Rifles, to Major Anderson. He was accompanied by Maj. Ellison Capers, of his regiment. Arriving at Fort Sumter, Colonel Pettigrew sent a cars, S. C. M., Aide-de-Camp to the Governor, Commissioner to Major Anderson. Ellison Capers, Major First Regiment Rifles, S. C. M. . . . Colonel Pettigrew and his compwas threatened every night by the troops of the State. He was then asked by Major Capers, who accompanied Colonel Pettigrew, How? when he replied, By sending out stemoved on my own responsibility, my sole object being to prevent bloodshed. Major Capers replied that the steamer was sent out for patrol purposes, and as much to prut further ceremony or leavetaking, left the fort. Colonel Pettigrew and Major Capers returned to the city and made their report to the governor and council who w
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
teer infantry, in observation, under Lieut.-Col. Ellison Capers, with instructions to prevent bargescut off the retreat of the battalion under Colonel Capers, if no other means of escape had been prov and over the creeks, and by this causeway Colonel Capers retreated without the loss of a man, havinthe rifles of the Pennsylvanians. Lieut.-Col. Ellison Capers, with four companies of the Twenty-feston battalion, came up to the support of Colonel Capers. The following is his report to Colonel CColonel Capers of the affair which followed his arrival: Learning on Tuesday morning, the 3d instant, tha a Federal captain and 20 other prisoners, Colonel Capers fell back to the position held by Colonel nce of the flank battery, dispatched Lieutenant-Colonel Capers to open the fire of these guns. Fin fire was made, and under the direction of Colonel Capers solid shot and shell were delivered along C. Gaillard, A. D. Smith, John McEnery and Ellison Capers; Majs. David Ramsay and J. H. Hudson; Cap
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
Butler, First regular infantry, commanded at Fort Moultrie, and Maj. Alfred Rhett, of the First regular artillery, at Fort Sumter. Fort Pemberton on the Stono was commanded by Maj. J. J. Lucas, and the post of Secessionville by Lieutenantcolo-nel Capers. General Gist had under his command 133 companies of all arms. In this enumeration by companies were included the following South Carolina regiments: First regular artillery, First regular infantry, First volunteer artillery, Twentieth, Twenty-eorgia, commanded by the senior colonel. Three South Carolina light batteries accompanied the division, W. C. Preston's, Waities' and Culpeper's. The South Carolina infantry included the Sixteenth, Colonel McCullough; the Twenty-fourth, Lieutenant-Colonel Capers; Twenty-fifth, Colonel Simonton, and Nelson's battalion. By December 17th, the day of the attack in front of Goldsboro, General Gist's division had arrived in Wilmington, and went into camp. The Twenty-fourth, with Preston's battery,
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 11: (search)
e companies of the Forty-sixth Georgia, under Col. P. H. Colquitt, and the Twenty-fourth South Carolina, under Lieut.--Col. Ellison Capers (Col. C. H. Stevens remaining to bring on the stores of the regiment), left Charleston for Jackson, Miss., by e troops he could command out on the roads leading to Clinton and Raymond. The Twenty-fourth South Carolina, Lieutenant-Colonel Capers, five companies of the Forty-sixth Georgia, Capt. T. B. Hancock, of Gist's brigade, with the Fourteenth Mississs in the Twenty-fourth South Carolina, which held its position longest and lost 105 men and officers. LieutenantCol-onel Capers was wounded, and Lieut. A. F. Cunningham, of Company F, was killed. On the enemy's part their main loss was in the centethem highest praise for soldierly conduct and gallantry. The Twenty-fourth regiment South Carolina volunteers, Lieutenant-Colonel Capers commanding, particularly distinguished themselves. [War Records, Vol. XXIV, Pt. III, p. 919.] General Wal
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 16: (search)
e fire opened, Col. C. H. Stevens commanded the Twenty-fourth to change front to the left, and was instantly wounded and disabled, his horse being shot. Lieutenant-Colonel Capers executed the change of front and directed the fire of the Twenty-fourth in reply. The gallant adjutant of the Twenty-fourth, Lieut. J. C. Palmer, fell padly wounded, and in bringing up his right to form on the Twenty-fourth and Eighth Georgia, Colquitt fell. The assault was ordered, and while leading it Lieutenant-Colonel Capers received a serious wound in the thigh, his horse was disabled, and the little brigade was repulsed. Capt. D. F. Hill took command of the Twenty-fourth j. B. B. Smith, Capt. M. P. King, and Lieuts. L. M. Butler and J. C. Habersham, of his staff, for efficiency and gallant conduct; Col. C. H. Stevens and Lieut.-Col. Ellison Capers, Twenty-fourth, for the same; and Adjt. J. O. Palmer and Capt. D. F. Hill, of the Twenty-fourth, and other brave and true officers of the same regiment.
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 19: (search)
Federal shells began to fall in his camp. Colonel Capers, with his regiment and Shaaff's Georgia she crossed the Chattahoochee. On the 17th, Colonel Capers wrote in his report, the commanding genera, and the Twenty-fourth South Carolina, Col. Ellison Capers, occupied the position at the railroad ade which fell on Whiteley's sharpshooters and Capers' regiment. Davis' troops on the west side of uth Carolina. On the left of his regiment Colonel Capers had made a barricade of logs, at right angant Holmes, adjutant of the Twenty-fourth, Colonel Capers rallied his companies, which, led by theireneral in person rode up and congratulated Colonel Capers on the success of his regiment. The commavalley. Early next morning, October 16th, Colonel Capers was ordered to march back with his regimen many were captured and sent to the rear. Colonel Capers, of the Twenty-fourth, fell wounded just bession of the bloody field of Franklin. Colonel Capers, in his report commended Lieutenant Tillma[11 more...]
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
he Spanish forces from Cuba. Brigadier-General Ellison Capers Brigadier-General Ellison Capeome in Anderson, S. C., January 29, 1855. Ellison Capers, the fourth son of his marriage with Susanes was organized in Charleston, of which Lieutenant Capers was unanimously elected major. He serve 1862, with Clement H. Stevens as colonel, Ellison Capers, lieutenant-colonel, and H. J. Hammond, maarleston battalion, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Capers, opened the James Island campaign. In this engagement Colonel Capers led the attack, and for his courageous and skillful management of , the Twenty-fourth was again engaged, and Colonel Capers was praised in orders. He was next detaile regiment in the battle at Jackson, Lieutenant-Colonel Capers was wounded. About the last of Augud at Peachtree creek, July 20, 1864. Lieutenant-Colonel Capers was promoted to the colonelcy of the command of Gist's brigade. After the war General Capers was elected secretary of state of South Ca[2 more...]
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)
n light infantry, Company A, of Colonel Branch's regiment, with Ellison Capers as lieutenant-colonel At the reorganization of the regiment in in the battalion known as the Georgia State cadets, commanded by Major Capers. He served in this battalion to the close of the war, taking pand Sergeant Melchers was assigned to the one commanded by Lieut.-Col. Ellison Capers. He served on James island and in the vicinity until thed to the Twenty-fourth South Carolina regiment, commanded by Col. Ellison Capers, with which he served to the close of the war, surrendering esented the standard of the Twenty-fourth to its old commander, General Capers, and the other to the association of survivors of the Sixteenthas elected captain and which was assigned to the regiment of Col. Ellison Capers, with which he was on duty until physical disability compells adjutant of the regiment, then commanded by Col. (later Gen.) Ellison Capers. After the commencement of the Atlanta campaign he was engaged