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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) 5 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), Chapter 19: (search)
ement was assigned to Clayton's division, supporting Anderson and Stevenson. General Clayton describes the attack of the front line as wanting in dash and persistency. Ordered up on its first repulse, Manigault on his left, Holtzclaw next, and Gibson on his right, Clayton led his division with spirit. Encountering a rail fence, parallel to his advance, and the enemy's rifle-pits near it, a large part of the division halted at these obstructions to return the enemy's fire of musketry and canister which raked their ranks. To this circumstance the repulse of the division was due. Never (says General Clayton) was a charge begun with such enthusiasm terminated with accomplishing so little. Gibson led the brigade with the Confederate battleflag in his grasp, and lost half his men. Manigault on the left was equally unsuccessful. This was the experience of each division in the assault with the one exception of Cleburne's, led by Lowrey. The whole attack was most unsatisfactory and di
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)
h Carolina. He was married, November 20, 1884, to Miss Lillie Carlisle, daughter of the Rev. John Mason Carlisle, a Methodist clergyman, and they. have four children, three sons and one daughter. Lieutenant Robert H. Jennings, a planter and clerk of the circuit court of Fairfield county, S. C., was born in Fairfield county, in 1839, the younger of two children born to Henry R. and Nancy M. (Robinson) Jennings. He was educated in the old field schools, and was married in 1860 to Miss N. Leonora Gibson. Early in 1861 he enlisted in the Richland Guards, of Kershaw's Second regiment, and served on the coast and Morris island until his time of enlistment expired and he was discharged. During his service he witnessed the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter. In 1862 he enlisted in Company G, Aiken Guards, of Fairfield county, Third South Carolina battalion, becoming third lieutenant in May, 1862, and later on first lieutenant. In June, 1862, he went to Virginia and took part i