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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) 10 0 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 6. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Hart's South Carolina battery--its War guidon — addresses by Major Hart and Governor Hampton. (search)
n D. Lee as its first commander, and after his promotion it fell to my lot to command it. During this latter period it became known in army orders, from convenience of designation, as Hart's battery. After the close of the campaign of 1864, the command devolved upon Captain E. L. Halsey, one of its first veterans from your old company, and a battle-trained lieutenant of the battery. It was not my fortune to remain with it to the end. During its eventful career, the guidon was borne by Louis Sherfesee, until his sterling worth and gallantry placed him in the line of promotion in the ordnance department. Of its Lieutenants, Horsey, Hamilton, Marshall, Bamberg and Adams, and of its rank and file, I need only say that their record is known to you and to the State. I have been commissioned by the surviving remnant of those faithful men to place in your hands, Captain Smyth, and that of your gallant old corps, this sacred relic of our past history. We know that it could not find wo
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)
as married to Miss Ella Hill, and they have nine children, five sons and four daughters. Louis Sherfesee Louis Sherfesee, of Charleston, S. C., color-bearer of Hart's battery, Hampton's horse aLouis Sherfesee, of Charleston, S. C., color-bearer of Hart's battery, Hampton's horse artillery, A. N. V., commander of Camp Washington artillery, No. 1102, U. C. V., and aide-de-camp on the staff of Maj.-Gen. C. I. Walker, commanding South Carolina division, U. C. V., was born in Mind61, to join the legion, the company was presented by the ladies of the city with a guidon, and Sherfesee was selected as the color-bearer. From that date until the close of the war he carried the co For many who by death their fealty proved To State and Cause. Still led the Guidon on! Still Sherfesee upheld it in the fight— While through the smoke its pure white crescent shone And staunch Palmetto said: Right shall be Might! Color-bearer Sherfesee Color-Bearer Sherfesee was with his company in all its services, having been sick but one week in the four years and enjoying but thr