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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) 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)
olutionary war. During one of the Indian attacks, which were of common occurrence at that time, the frontier fort of that settlement was besieged and entirely surrounded by Indians. Volunteers were called for to bring relief to the fort, and Sampson Hough made his way to neighboring settlements and brought the required aid. The grandfather of Mr. Hough served in the Revolutionary war; and his father, Joseph Hough, moved in 1836 to Chesterfield county, and after an honorable career as a citizenMr. Hough served in the Revolutionary war; and his father, Joseph Hough, moved in 1836 to Chesterfield county, and after an honorable career as a citizen died in Kershaw county in 1851. Mr. Hough entered the Confederate service before he reached his majority and served throughout the war as a member of Company G, Second South Carolina infantry, Capt. C. C. Haile, taking part in every battle in which his regiment participated, except one, at which time he was incapacitated for duty. He was complimented by the commander of his regiment in general orders, for having stuck to the flag at the battle of Sharpsburg. In the historic peach orchard at