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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) 7 1 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)
Joseph Manning Adams Major Joseph Manning Adams, born in Charleston, S. C., December 17, 1836, was the son of the Rev. Jasper Adams, an Episcopal clergyman and once president of Charleston college. Major Adams entered the cadet military academy Major Adams entered the cadet military academy at the age of fourteen and graduated from it at twenty. He then became principal of the Anderson (S. C.) military academy and was thus engaged when the war began. He became quartermaster of the Fourth South Carolina regiment, commanded by Col. J. ter of John Baylis Earle, a prominent citizen and son of Hon. Elias Earle, ex-congressman. Shortly after his marriage Major Adams located on a large plantation which he owned in the southern part of Oconee county, and during the rest of his life gave his attention to farming. He died December 18, 1878, leaving a widow and one son. The widow of Major Adams subsequently married William Anderson Lowery, who was born in Anderson county, S. C., May 12, 1839. Just as he entered upon the threshold