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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 2: (search)
ly reliable, that the enemy's expedition is intended for Port Royal. Governor Pickens answered: Please telegraph General An heaviest weight of metal. In planning the defense of Port Royal, General Beauregard designed that batteries of 10-inch cleft the islands of Hilton Head, St. Helena, Ladies, and Port Royal, and the beautiful estates of the planters were at the mxposed points, while larger vessels attacked them, as at Port Royal, in front. It was evident that the rich islands of the ny point or on any island selected. On the capture of Port Royal, it was uncertain, of course, what General Sherman's plat was attacked. On the 8th of November, the day after Port Royal was taken, Gen. Robert E. Lee took command of the depart headquarters at Adams' run; the Fourth, from Ashepoo to Port Royal entrance, under Gen. J. C. Pemberton, with headquarters he mercy of the fleet, but there was no help for it, for Port Royal had shown that the guns which the Confederates could com
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
ut under present arrangements cannot effect it. [This battery, gradually strengthened, became a splendid fort, and as its history will show, did gallant service against repeated attacks. It was named Fort Pemberton, in honor of the major-general commanding.] I do not regard Charleston as strong. What under the old system of warfare was our strength, is now our great weakness. The many approaches by water and the recent proof of the practicability of their gunboats passing our batteries [Port Royal] have made the defense of this city a very difficult problem to solve. To obstruct 2,000 yards of channel (and this with relation to the forts, Sumter and Moultrie, is decided upon as the most feasible) looks almost like an impossibility. Every effort, however, is being made to accomplish it. I am decidedly of the opinion that the most effectual defense of the city of Charleston can and should be made from and around the city itself. I believe that when the enemy is prepared to assault
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 10: (search)
driving him back to his gunboats. The enemy advanced in force against Charleston, by way of James island, in June, 1862, but the Confederate victory at Secessionville, on the 16th of that month, compelled his retreat and return to his base at Port Royal. Charleston or Savannah being his objective, he had been threatening both cities for a period of seventeen months, without accomplishing anything more than the practical ruin of the sea-island planters and their property, the capture of Fort Ps are miserable failures where forts are concerned; the longest was one hour and the others fortyfive minutes under fire, and five of the eight were wholly or partially disabled. By the 12th of April the surviving monitors had been taken to Port Royal or sent north for repairs, and the Ironsides, much damaged, was being repaired at her moorings on the blockading line outside the bar. There is no report at hand of the casualties in the fleet. In the forts and batteries the casualties were
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
general, provisional army of the Confederate States, and was assigned to the command of the Third military district of the State. He was in command of the Confederate forces during the bombardment and capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, at Port Royal entrance, in November, 1861, on which occasion his brother, Capt. Percival Drayton, commanded the steamer Pocahontas, one of the Federal vessels under Admiral DuPont. He was in charge of the Fifth military district, under Gen. R. E. Lee, and t tug Lady Davis, and ran out to sea to find a prize. With indomitable pluck, accompanied by good fortune, he captured a sailing vessel, of 1,200 tons, and brought her in to Beaufort. Subsequently he was ordered to Bay Point, the other side of Port Royal entrance being held by the German volunteers under Captain Wagener. There he fought a Federal fleet for two hours, until his guns were dismounted. After the Federals occupied the coast islands, he engaged in numerous daring raids. During one
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)
giment was placed in active service near Port Royal, S. C., and the first engagement in which the regiment was under fire was in the defense of Port Royal. The heaviest casualties there were in Captromoted to captain. His first battle was at Port Royal on the coast, and then going to Virginia he with which he participated in the defense of Port Royal and other encounters. From the Lady Davis heer private. He served with this command at Port Royal, Gaines' Mill, Malvern Hill, Second Manassaste in the line, including the battles of Port Royal, S. C., in June, 1862, and the second battle of Almost immediately upon this the enemy took Port Royal, and the invasion of the State being imminened in the following engagements: Pocotaligo, Port Royal and Honey Hill, S. C.; Averasboro and Bentoned point on the coast between Charleston and Port Royal, where there was a considerable body of Fedemany engagements, prominent among which were Port Royal, Pomcotaligo, Morris Island, Battery Wagner,[6 more...]