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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 21: (search)
ed toward Columbia. General Hampton was put in command at the State capital and arrangements were made for the transfer of prisoners of war from that city and Florence to Salisbury, N. C. General Hardee was ordered by General Beauregard to evacuate Charleston, and join in a general concentration of forces at Chesterville, whitha force of about 12,000, and a cavalry command was sent to burn and destroy at Camden. Another body of cavalry attempting to cut the railroad from Charleston to Florence was met and routed by a part of Butler's command, at Mount Elon. General Butler met Howard's advance at Chesterfield, and skirmished to impede its march, but Cheraw was entered by the enemy March 2d, and much property destroyed. An expedition of Federals was sent toward Florence, but was defeated in its attempt to reach that place. Continuing his march northward, Sherman's left wing reached Fayetteville, N. C., on the 11th of March. General Hampton, with his cavalry, had maintained ac
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
West sub-district of Mexico. He was also in command of the Texas cavalry division composed of the brigades of Slaughter and H. E. McCullough. In the spring of 1865 he was a member of the board of inquiry demanded by General Price after his Missouri expedition. After the close of hostilities, General Drayton farmed in Dooly county, Ga., until 1872, afterward was an insurance agent, and in 1878 removed to Charlotte, N. C., as president of the South Carolina immigration society. He died at Florence, February 18, 1891. Brigadier-General John Dunovant held the rank of major of infantry in the State army during the initial operations of the war of the Confederacy, and during the bombardment of Fort Sumter was present at Fort Moultrie, doing all that was in his power. Subsequently he became colonel of the First regiment of infantry, and was stationed for some time on Sullivan's island and at Fort Moultrie. Later in 1862 he was given command of the Fifth regiment, South Carolina caval
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)
S., Portia A., now Mrs. J. H. McClenaghan, of Florence; Anna J., now Mrs. A. H. Hart, of Hartsville,ppointed by Governor Hampton trial justice at Florence, he filled that position during a stirring poadmitted to the bar, and has practiced law at Florence since. In 1888 he became president of the bank of Florence and served as such for several years. He was married in December, 1865, to Miss Antoas in the State service guarding prisoners at Florence, and who is now a resident of Abbeville. Hisney Hill, Pocotaligo, Rivers' Bridge, and Florence, S. C., and many skirmishes in North Carolina. gh. After the close of the war he located at Florence and engaged in the carriage manufacturing busenjamin Lucas, a farmer in Darlington county; Florence, now Mrs. J. H. Smith, of Darlington; Elizabeht children: Robert J., telegraph operator at Florence; Hester Erwin, also an operator at Lanes; Harsition until 1894. In 1890 he located at Florence, S. C., and engaged in his present general stock[20 more...]