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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 2: (search)
firing. The infantry support at Walker was composed of three companies of the Eleventh and four companies of the Twelfth, and a company of mounted men under Capt. I. H. Screven. The fighting force of Fort Walker then, on the morning of the 7th of November, preparing to cope with the great fleet about to attack, was represented by thirteen guns, manned and supported by 622 men. The infantry support at Fort Beauregard was composed of six companies of the Twelfth, the whole force at Beauregard, ved just before the engagement, a reinforcement of the Fifteenth volunteers, Colonel DeSaussure, 650 strong; Captain Read's battery of two 12-pounder howitzers, 500 men and 450 Georgia infantry, under Capt. T. J. Berry. The morning of the 7th of November was a still, clear, beautiful morning, not a ripple, wrote General Drayton, upon the broad expanse of water to disturb the accuracy of fire from the broad decks of that magnificent armada, about advancing in battle array. The attack came ab
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)
l journal of which he is yet the honored head. In 1858 he became a member of the German artillery, a volunteer organization at Charleston, and was at once elected first lieutenant, and with this command he entered the active service of the State, December 27, 1860, going on duty at Sullivan's island, where he continued until after the fall of Sumter. On October 11th he was sent with his company to Hilton Head, to take charge of Fort Walker, and there he participated in the engagement of November 7th. A month later the command was stationed at Chapman's Fort on the Ashepoo river. February 12, 1862, the company volunteered in the service of the Confederate States, and on April 26th was ordered to Fort Pemberton, James island, where they had a skirmish with the Federal fleet on Stono river in May. On June 5th he was elected captain, the rank in which he served during the remainder of the war. In command of his battery he participated in the battle of Secessionville, June 16, 1862, the