Capers, Ellison Collection, 1861-1865
Title
Capers, Ellison Collection, 1861-1865
Subject
United States--Military history
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America--History, Military
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
Description
Ellison Capers (1837-1908) was in The Citadel's Class of 1857. After graduation he taught at The Citadel before joining the Confederacy. By the end of the Civil War, Capers had been appointed Brigadier General. After the war, Capers entered the ministry. In 1887 he was consecrated assistant bishop of South Carolina. The Ellison Capers Collection at The Citadel Archives includes letters and diaries dated between 1861 and 1865. This digital collection includes letters written by Capers to his wife Lottie during the war and a diary he kept from July of 1862 through November of 1863.
Creator
Capers, Ellison 1837-1908
Source
A1961.1
Publisher
The Citadel Archives & Museum
Date
1861-1865
Rights
Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29409.
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/collections/show/4
Audience
Citadel Class of 1857
Collection Items
Diary of Ellison Capers, July 1862 - November 1863
Diary of Ellison Capers, kept from July of 1862 through November of 1863.
Pocket diary of Ellison Capers, July 1863 - October 1863
Pocket diary of Ellison Capers, kept from July of 1863 through October of 1863.
Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, November 26, 1861
Capers writes that Peter has the measles. He says that he is well, and is considering resigning from The Citadel to join Stevens, but has been ordered to a regiment on Johns Island. He asks Lottie's opinion, and says that he knows he has her…
Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, December 6, 1861
Capers writes to Lottie from Wadmalaw Island. He says that he rode his horse, Hardtimes, from Charleston to their camp. He describes the location, and says that he saw the smoking plantations on Edisto Island. Capers asks Lottie to make him a bed…
Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, December 19, 1861
Capers writes to his wife Lottie from Johns Island, South Carolina. He describes the retreat of the Rifle Regiment from two days before. He had been with the Carolina Light Infantry on Johns Island Ferry, and in the middle of the night was awakened…
Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, December 19, 1861 (Night)
Capers writes to his wife Lottie from Johns Island, and gives a more detailed account of the retreat that he described in his previous letter from that morning. He writes that Colonel Branch ordered his men to retreat without their belongings, but…
Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, December 23, 1861
Capers writes to his wife Lottie from Camp Evans on Johns Island, South Carolina. He wonders where her letters are, as he should have received more than he did. He thanks Lottie for a picture she sent of their son, and assures her that he knows of…
Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, January 21, 1862
Capers writes to Lottie from Camp Gist, South Carolina. He says that he is weary, and is camped with nearly five hundred men with no military knowledge. He writes that he is feeling lonely, and doesn't know whether he hears cannons or thunder from…
Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, January 25, 1862
Capers writes how the weather has improved and as a result, camp duties have been actively performed. He includes a sketch of their encampment and describes the different components. He remarks on his good health and how he sent his horse,…
Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie. January 26, 1862
Capers writes to Lottie about a sermon that was given in camp by a Mr. Wightman. He uses a quote from Cicero to describe how Wightman won over his audience. Mr. Wightman warned the men of the dangers of camp life including profanity and drinking.…