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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 5: (search)
armament of five heavy guns in barbette, but must be protected outside to the high-water mark by rubbish before it can be relied on. A series of similar smaller works erected in the shallow water nearer to the mouth of the harbor would materially add to the strength of our defenses. I did not visit Castle Pinckney, the armament of which is nine 24-pounders and one 24-pounder rifled gun. I am well acquainted with this work, and regard it as nearly worthless at this juncture. On the 17th of September, accompanied by MajorGen-eral Pemberton, I inspected the defensive lines on James island from the Wappoo to Mellichamp's, a distance of about 3 miles. These lines consist of a system of forts, redoubts, redans, cremailleres, not very properly arranged and located, with the exception of Fort Pemberton, on the Stono and some of the redoubts; and in my opinion a simpler system, one requiring a smaller force to hold and defend, might have been originally devised with advantage. However,
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)
h Carolina regiment, it was ordered to Virginia just in time to assist in winning the victory of the Seven Days battles around Richmond. It next was engaged at Second Manassas, crossed the Potomac, took part in the battle of Sharpsburg, Md., September 17th, winding up the year with the battle of Fredericksburg, December 13th. The regiment participated also in the memorable cavalry combats of Culpeper Court House, Brandy Station and Stevensburg, Va. In 1864 the command was ordered back to SouthManassas, and was slightly wounded, but continued on duty and participated in the engagement at Ox Hill, or Chantilly. Going into Maryland he was with Hill and Jackson at Harper's Ferry and reached the field of Sharpsburg at 3 p. m. of the 17th of September. His regiment alone made a gallant charge upon the enemy, the situation at that moment demanding heroic sacrifice, and suffered heavily from a fire in front and on both flanks. Again and a third time they charged, and were finally success