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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) 1 1 Browse Search
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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), Additional Sketches Illustrating the services of officers and Privates and patriotic citizens of South Carolina. (search)
oted to lieutenant, and fought in the Seven Days battles, Second Manassas, Harper's Ferry and Sharpsburg, where he was seriously wounded. He returned home and upon recovery rejoined his command near Fredericksburg, but his wound having partially paralyzed his right arm he was transferred to the artillery, and served to the close of the war as a member of Schultz‘ battery, surrendering at Greensboro on April 26, 1865. He was born in Newberry county, S. C., August 20, 1837, the son of Capt. Jacob Wheeler of the old State militia. He was reared and educated in his native county and at the age of twenty-two became a clerk in a store at Prosperity. Since the war he has been a merchant and banker there, and has also given his attention to farming. He was married, March 4, 1861, to Nancy A. Singley, and they have five living children, four sons and one daughter. Captain Samuel E. White, a prominent citizen of Fort Mill, S. C., was born February 22, 1837, son of William Elliott and Sa