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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)
Chattanooga to Atlanta. South Carolina was represented in each of Johnston's two corps, in Hardee's by the Sixteenth regiment, Col. James McCd fully in the campaign which followed, in the course of which General Johnston skillfully withdrew his forces, with inconsiderable loss, from engaged below Resaca against the enemy, whose crossing endangered Johnston's position. Meanwhile the battle of Resaca came on and Walker's de of the enemy's batteries. They took position at the center, but Johnston was compelled to withdraw that night. On the 16th Hardee's corps 17th, Colonel Capers wrote in his report, the commanding general (Johnston) published an address to the army, and announced that he would attdent spirit prevailed. Next day . . . the farewell address of General Johnston was received and read to the regiment. It is due to truth to g off their hats. It had been proposed to halt and cheer, but General Johnston, hearing of our intention, requested that the troops march by
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 21: (search)
tion should be made for this contingency. On February 22d, General Johnston was assigned to command of the departments of Tennessee and Gethe concentration of the Confederate forces in his front under General Johnston, and began a movement toward Goldsboro, where he ordered Schofto check the Federal advance to gain time for the concentration of Johnston's army. At 7 a. m. on the 16th, Hardee's line was attacked, 5 md his position during the day and retreated upon Smithfield, where Johnston's headquarters was then located. He reported his loss as 400 or 5by the Goldsboro road, at some distance from Sherman's other wing, Johnston immediately concentrated his troops available at Bentonville, and rals rallied. We were able to press all back slowly until 6, said Johnston, when receiving fresh troops apparently, they attempted the offenshad reached Goldsboro, and Sherman was moving toward Cox's bridge, Johnston withdrew to the neighborhood of Smithfield, and thence through Ral
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
e relief of Fort Fisher. Subsequently he participated in the North Carolina campaign, including the battles of Kinston and Bentonville, and was surrendered with Johnston's army, the brigade then containing less than 500 officers and men. During the exciting period of reconstruction he took a conspicuous part in the movement whichh Carolina, with headquarters at Norfolk, and after the evacuation of Norfolk and Portsmouth in the spring of 1862, he commanded a division of the army under General Johnston and General Lee, during the campaigns which included the battles of Seven Pines and the series of important actions ending at Malvern hill. Subsequently he d of the department of Eastern and Middle Florida, with especial care of Cumberland sound. Asking to be relieved in March, 1862, he was ordered to report to General Johnston in Alabama. He commanded the First division of General Polk's corps at Corinth and in the battle of Farmington, May 9, 1862, and in November following was a
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)
Company E, Second South Carolina cavalry, in Johnston's army, participating in all of the battles i in the vicinity of Charleston and later with Johnston's army in the campaign through South Carolina the city, and was at home disabled when General Johnston surrendered. Since the war he has been e of his services to Dr. Porter's family. General Johnston then attached the Doctor to his staff ande home of Maj. Rufus Tucker, at Raleigh, when Johnston received a telegram from President Davis, thee words, Come to me. General Hardee, to whom Johnston turned over the command on his departure, theervice, and joined the army of Beauregard and Johnston at the close of the battle of Manassas. At ts in his possession. He was surrendered with Johnston's army in May, 1865, and then returned to Chaghed in South Carolina after the surrender of Johnston's army. This battalion was the one that fired lost his charge, but escaped capture. When Johnston's army reached that vicinity he reported for [14 more...]