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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) 49 9 Browse Search
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 40: outrages in Kansas.—speech on Kansas.—the Brooks assault.—1855-1856. (search)
nlier spirit. This spot was visited March 26, 1890. by the writer,—perhaps the only, or at least the first, Northern man who has ever stood there. Francis W. Pickens. who was governor of South Carolina at the time of the assault on Fort Sumter, is buried in the same cemetery. A fuller account of the visit was printed in the New York Christian Union, July 24, 1890. Keitt, Brooks's confederate and eulogist, lies buried in an unmarked grave at Old Tabernacle, near St. Matthews, Orangeburgh County, S. C. Edmundson is still living (1892) in Virginia. There was talk current at the time of Brooks's death, which found its way to the newspapers, that as soon as the flush of excitement was over he felt oppressed by his situation. New York Independent, Feb. 5, 1857; New York Herald, Jan. 31, 1857. He did not enjoy his honors as the representative of bullies, and, according to a statement of his colleague Orr to Wilson, so confessed. Rise and Fall of the Slave Power, vol. II. p.
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
uick, untiring, attentive, zealous in discharge of duty, truly faithful to official obligations, abreast with the foremost in battle, and withal a humble, noble Christian. In a moment of highest earthly hope, he was transported to serenest heavenly joy; to that life beyond that knows no bugle call, beat of drum or clash of steel. May his beautiful spirit, through the mercy of God, rest in peace! Amen! Major-General David Rump Jones Major-General David Rump Jones was born in Orangeburg county, S. C., in 1825. His family removed to Georgia in his childhood, and from that State he was appointed to the United States military academy, where he was graduated in 1846 in the class with Stonewall Jackson, McClellan and other famous commanders. As a lieutenant of the Second infantry he served in the war with Mexico, participating in the siege of Vera Cruz, the battles of Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Churubusco, Molino del Rey, and the capture of the city of Mexico, particularly being disti
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)
After the surrender he returned home to Orangeburg county, commenced life as a farmer, and has be868 he officiated as county chairman for Orangeburg county. In 1877 he was elected a member of the0, and in 1892 he was elected sheriff of Orangeburg county, and is still filling that position. Hemenced the practice of his profession in Orangeburg county, and was so engaged when the war betweenett Marion S. Gressett was born in Orangeburg county, S. C., in 1837, and was educated in the schdwards, daughter of Col. Abraham Ott, of Orangeburg county. She died in 1882, leaving one daughter Laurie Theodore Izlar was born in Orangeburg county, S. C., at Mount Pleasant, a fine family resr his release from prison he returned to Orangeburg county, taught school for three months, and theant William Valmore Izlar was born in Orangeburg county, S. C., May 12, 1840. He left the South Cart St. George. He was married in 1866 in Orangeburg county to Eugenia C. Inabinet, and they have fi[18 more...]