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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) 32 4 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 0 Browse Search
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Yeamans, Sir John 1605-1676 (search)
Yeamans, Sir John 1605-1676 Colonial governor; born in Bristol, England, about 1605. In 1655 he went from Barbadoes and settled in Clarendon county, or South Carolina, and first introduced negro slaves there. He was made governor, and at first he ruled with mildness and justice, but, becoming violent and tyrannical, he was removed from office in 1674, and returned to England. He died in Barbadoes, West Indies, about 1676. See State of South Carolina.
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865, Appendix. (search)
y wounded negroes; and the next morning my colored servant, by my order, devoted himself to caring for them, I telling him, at the time, that he was released from duty, so that his time could be given to his color, which he cheerfully did. Afterwards many colored wounded prisoners were brought to Tallahassee, and placed in the Masonic Lodge as a hospital, where they were carefully cared for. But another account, in the Charleston News of July 21, 1884, written by Florida Saxon, of Clarendon Co., S. C., says that— The public buildings [in Tallahassee] were converted into temporary hospitals for the prisoners. The wounded negro prisoners were taken to the seminary. Unfortunately we have no statement of their capture or imprisonment from any of the Olustee men who fell into the enemy's hands, and the accounts of them given must perforce be gleaned from other sources. Those of them who survived up to that date were taken, according to the testimony of Thomas Walsh, 74th N.
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)
ain Daniel Judson Bradham was born in Clarendon county, S. C., October 6, 1841. He was educated in in 1860, to Miss Sarah Frances Hodge, of Clarendon county. She died in May, 1896, leaving four chitain Richard Ragin Briggs was born in Clarendon county, S. C., December 7, 1839. He was educated in the schools of Clarendon county, and at the Furman university. After leaving school he engaged inmander of Camp Harry Benbow, U. C. V., of Clarendon county. Socially and politically he has ever borests. He served in the legislature from Clarendon county during the exciting period of 1856 to 186e's army, when he returned to his home in Clarendon county, and amid changed conditions, which invol removed to South Carolina and located in Clarendon county, where he followed his trade until the berried in 1867 to Miss Susan A. Horton, of Clarendon county, and they have five sons: John H., Joseph Weeks Thomas S. Weeks was born in Clarendon county, S. C., June 18, 1844. While quite young hi[8 more...]