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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)
lterboro, S. C., and taught school and in 1866 began the practice of law. In 1888 he was appointed master in equity of Colleton county, which office he now holds. He represented his county in the State legislature one term, was captain of the local rifle club during the Hampton campaign of 1876, and afterward served as lieutenant-colonel on the staff of Gov. Hugh S. Thompson. He has served four terms as intendent of Walterboro. He was married, in October, 1863, in Charleston, to Jessie Melville Kirkwood, daughter of the late William Kirkwood, for many years an alderman of that city. They have four living children: Carrie H., wife of George R. Fraser, of Walterboro; Lottie H., wife of Rev. T. P. Burgess, of Madison, Ga.; Rev. LeRoy G. Henderson, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Americus, Ga., and Lillie M. In addition to the universal satisfaction which he gives the bench and bar, he has been characterized by the grand jury of Colleton as the right man in the right place. He i