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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) 2 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)
ome and joined Capt. Whit Kilpatrick's company as a lieutenant. While with it, in the battle of Chickamauga, he was wounded and captured and taken to Nashville, and finally to Johnson's island, where he was imprisoned for eighteen months, or until the close of the war. He read law while in prison, was admitted to the bar shortly after his release, and entered upon the practice of law at old Pickens Court House. He was married, December 18, 1866, to Eugenia Postelle Earle, daughter 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 of manhood the t