Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina
Clement Anselm Evans, Ed.

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[443] October, 1864; and at Farmville, a few days before the surrender, while standing in a cluster of officers, among whom were Generals Rosser and Gary, his horse was killed under him, greatly to his regret, as the enemy occupied every hill, completely surrounding the Confederates, and there was great danger of capture. At that juncture a squadron of Rosser's command made a dash, capturing Major-General Gregg of the Federal cavalry, an acquaintance of Rosser's at West Point. Colonel Ball was a member of the State constitutional convention of 1865, has represented his county one term in the State legislature, and was solicitor of his circuit for four years. Since the war he has given his attention to the practice of law and to journalism, being the editor of the Laurens Advertiser. He was married, November 3, 1867, to Miss Eliza Watts, and they have two children, a son and a daughter.

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Lipman G. Balle

Lipman G. Balle, of Laurens, S. C., was born in Prussia, July 29, 1839. He was reared in his native country and learned the tailor's trade in his youth. His father, Henry Balle, was a professor of languages, but never came to America, and died in 1875. The mother of Mr. Balle was Cecelia Cassell, who died in 1848. In 1857, at the age of eighteen, he came to America alone, arriving at New York on the 4th of June. He remained in New York city working at his trade until the fall of 1859, when he was attacked by a severe case of typhoid pneumonia, and in the months that followed, during which he was confined to his bed, he spent what little money he had saved. Before being taken sick he had arranged to go to California, but his illness made a complete change in his plans, and, as it turned out, changed all the rest of his career. Having recovered sufficiently in February, 1860, he came south for the benefit of his health, and on reaching Laurens, S. C., he stopped and renewed work at his trade, and at the outbreak of the war was thus engaged. In April, 1861, he volunteered his services to the Confederate army for twelve months and joined Company D, James' Third South Carolina battalion. He reenlisted for the war in 1862 and served to the end in the same command, which belonged to Kershaw's brigade, McLaws' division, and Longstreet's corps, army of Northern Virginia. Near the close of hostilities the battalion