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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
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 9 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 8 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 7 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 7 3 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 7 3 Browse Search
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 5 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 4 0 Browse Search
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 3 1 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 3 1 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Wee Nee volunteers of Williamsburg District, South Carolina, in the First (Hagood's) regiment. (search)
, 1862.—This day opened with a fight between the pickets of our army, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Ellison Capers, of Colonel Stevens' regiment, and the enemy. Capers made the attack after the piCapers made the attack after the pickets of the enemy had opened fire on him. His force consisted of the Charleston battalion and the Beauregard Light Infantry, Captain White, of the Eutaw battalion. A captain and about eighteen or tw of the Charleston battalion were killed and wounded. Colonel Simonton was ordered to reinforce Capers, and I was sent in command of four companies: Washington Light Infantry, Company A, Captain Cars of Lieutenant F. J. Lesesne. The men were in excellent spirits, and were eager for the fight. Capers' muskets could still be heard. We took the road to Secessionville, but arrived at the scene of action just too late to join in the pursuit of the enemy. We saw Capers returning with his prisoners. We met Brigadier General S. R. Gist just before reaching the Rivers House. He directed me to fi