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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.
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[Page 1]<br /><br />Cover.<br /><br />[Page 2]<br /><br />For words to be defined, see 1st of February. <br /><br />[Page 3] <br /><br />ORIGINAL EDITION.<br />CLAYTON’S <br />POCKET <br />DIARY, <br />FOR <br />1860. <br />PUBLISHED ANNUALLY. <br />NEW YORK: <br />E.B. CLAYTON’S SONS, <br />PRINTERS AND STATIONERS, <br />No. 161 Pearl Street. <br /><br />[Page 4] <br /><br />[See original document for calendar.]<br /><br />[Page 5] <br /><br />SUNDAY, January 1st, 1860. <br /><br />Books desirable, & to be read. Jefferson’s kind of correspondence. Ellison’s & Madison’s debates. <br />Peter Parley’s Recollections. <br />Luther Martin’s letter. <br />Dr. Hammond’s history of political parties in the state of New York. <br /><br />[Page 6]<br /><br />MONDAY, January 2d, 1860. <br /><br />John Adam’s Works. <br />“Odd People” by Capt __ . <br />“Evenings at Home.” <br /><br />[Note: numerous pages ripped out of journal.] <br /><br />[Page 7]<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SATURDAY, January 21st, 1860.</span> <br />July - 10 - 1863 <br /><br />Heard enemy’s guns at day light from Stoney’s house, corner Lynch & Bull Sts. Enemy take South end of Morris Isld. Leave Charleton at 2 P.M. with Lottie & the children. - See them safely off at Moncks Corner for Pinopolis, & so back to Charleston by night train. - <br /><br />[Page 8] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SUNDAY, January 22d, 1860.</span> <br />July 11th 1863 <br /><br />Enemy storms Battery Wagner & are repulsed. Henry comes up to city from Isld. & spends night at Judy’s. - Garrison Battery Wagner: 7th So. Ca. Batt. 21st Regt. S.C.V. 12th Geo. Batt. Batt. of 1st Geo. Regt. & Batt. of 18th Geo. Batt. with Chickester’s & Matthews’ Cas. Artly. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">MONDAY, January 23d, 1860.</span> <br />July 12 1863 <br /><br />Turrets bombard Battery Wagner. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">July 14th</span> - Stevens, Henry, Sage & I ride over to James Isld. & call at Gnrl. Hagood’s Hd. Qrs. (Royall’s) & ride with him to Legare’s Ft. where Engineers are erecting battery against enemy on Black Isld. who are thought to be at work. Distance 1¼ miles. Spend night of the 13th with Lottie at Pinopolis. <br /><br />[Page 9] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">TUESDAY, January 24th, 1860.</span> <br />July 13 ‘63 <br /><br />[See original document for map.]<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">WEDNESDAY, January 25th, 1860.</span> July 14 ‘63 <br /><br />[See original drawing for map.]<br /><br />[Page 10]<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">THURSDAY, January 26th, 1860.</span> <br />July 15 ‘63 <br /><br />Henry & I ride over to Sullivan’s Isld from Hadnel’s & visit the works: Battery Bee, Ft. Moultrie & Battery Marshall. - Spend night at Judy’s. - From Mt. Pleasant witness spirited bombardment of Battery Wagner by Turrets & Gun Boats. - <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">FRIDAY, January 27th, 1860.</span> <br />July 16 ‘63 <br /><br />Awoke at daylight by heavy firing from James Isld. Go to Military Tel. office & learn that Genl. Hagood is attacking the enemy on the Isld. A message from him to me the day before miscarried, and was on Sullivan’s Isld. The courier of the 17th, or 18th gives good act. of it. Leave Ch. for Pinopolis. - <br /><br />[Page 11]<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SATURDAY, January 28th, 1860.</span> <br />July 17 ‘63 <br /><br />Lottie, Frank, Sue, & I, with servants go up to Eutawville, from which point I leave for the week. Lottie quite unwell. - <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SUNDAY, January 29th, 1860.</span> <br />July 18 ‘63 <br />Saturday. <br /><br />Enemy bombarded Battery Wagner all day, & assault it at night repulsed with heavy loss. See papers of Monday, the 20th. Garrison of Ft. Wagner on 18th: 51st & 32 31st No. Ca. Ch. Battalion, & Batt. of 1st So. Ca. Infty. (adj. artly.) with section of Blake’s (late Preston’s) Battery. <br /><br />[Page 12]<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">MONDAY, January 30th, 1860.</span> <br />July 19 ‘63 <br /><br />Sunday! My Lottie still quite feeble.- Hear Rev. Mr Johnson preach in the river afternoon. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">TUESDAY, January 31st, 1860.</span> <br />July 20 ‘ 63 <br /><br />Opens clear & pleasant. Dr. Jas. Palmer calls & announces enemy’s assault on Battery Wagner on Saturday night. <br /><br />Mercury of today comes up to [illegible] at night, & I go over to Mr. Jas Gailard’s to read account of fight on 18th. - <br /><br />[Page 13] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">WEDNESDAY, February 1st, 1860.</span> July 21 ‘83 <br /><br />[Illegible words.]<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">THURSDAY, February 2nd, 1860.</span> <br />July 22 ‘63 <br /><br />Paper of this morning read at Mr Gaillards. <br /><br />[See original document for map.]<br /><br />[Page 14] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">FRIDAY, February 3d, 1860.</span> <br />July 23 -’63 <br /><br />Cloudy morning, with rain. - Frank & I go over to the Bowling Alley & play at ten pins. - Lottie sits up today & is manifestly better. Enemy quiet all day - see Mercury of 24th. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SATURDAY, February 4th, 1860.</span> <br />July 24 - <br /><br />Lottie is better today, & sits up. Heavy rain in afternoon. Guns heard in the direction of Charleston this morning. - Paper of today read at Mr. Gaillard’s tonight. <br /><br />[Page 15]<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SUNDAY, February 5th, 1860.</span> <br />July 25 <br /><br />Opens brightly. - Lottie better still, but feeble. A rainy afternoon, with sharp thunder. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">MONDAY, February 6th, 1860.</span> <br />July 26 ‘63 <br /><br />Sunday - No church. Lottie very feeble, but up for the most part of the day. - <br /><br />[Page 16]<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">THURSDAY, February 9th, 1860.</span> <br />July 29 <br /><br />Arrive at Atlanta at daylight, & at 7 am go up to Marietta, & spend day with Brother’s family. - Brother gone up to Resaca on W. & A.R.R. to fortify bridge. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">FRIDAY, February 10th, 1860.</span> <br />July 30 <br /><br />[illegible] A.M. Leave Marietta & go down to Oxford & spend day with Judy. Brother came down at night. - Met Genl. S. W. Lee on train. He is [illegible] the Vicksburg [illegible] and gave me some interesting facts. <br /><br />[Page 17] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SATURDAY, February 11th, 1860.</span> July 31 - <br /><br />1½ A.M. Brother & I bid goodbye & start for Atlanta, where we parted at 5½ A.M. I make this note now, nearly 8 P.M. at West Pt. Geo. where I am [illegible words]. Will start for Montgomery at 12 tonight. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SUNDAY, February 12th, 1860.</span> August 1st ‘63 <br /><br />Montgomery at 7 A.M. Spend day and leave in Steamer Virginia at 8½ P.M. Berth with a Mr. Matthews of Cahawba. He is for guaranteeing the abolition of slavery by 1900, as a concession to European powers. Many of the Gettysburg wounded on the boat. - <br /><br />[Page 18] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">MONDAY, February 13th, 1860.</span> <br />Aug. 2d 63 <br /><br />Sunday. Breakfast ($2.) in Selma & off for Meridian. Arrive at 5½ P.M. & stop for the night. - Three of Co. “F”, wounded with me on the 14th of last May, with Capt. Steinmeyer, taken as prisoner on that day, join me. - Write to my Angel just at sunset. - <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">TUESDAY, February 14th, 1860.</span> <br />Aug. 3d ‘63 <br /><br />Ride over the miserable road from M. to Morton Miss. Arrive at 2½ P.M. Ride [illegible] times out to the Bivouac of Gist’s Brigade and once more join my Regt. after seventy days leave of absence. Bivouac 2 miles from Morton Miss. <br /><br />[Note: following numbers written over journal entry] <br />82.50 <br />.10 <br />8.2500 <br />82.50 .<br />25 <br />$74.25 <br /><br />[Page 19]<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">FRIDAY, February 17th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />Thursday - 6th Aug. ‘63 This day three months ago I bade my wife goodbye at Pinopolis S.C. & joined Regt. in City, I started for the west - How much has since transpired! The loss of the Miss. River, & the defeat of Lee in [illegible]!<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SATURDAY, February 18th, 1860.<br /></span><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Aug. 10th 1863</span>. <br />Nothing of note to chronicle. We are brushing our Bivouac clean, & drilling. - Got my first letter from Lottie on the 7th eight days & a half in coming. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Aug. 15 1863</span>. <br />No special news from the enemy. <br /><br />[Page 20] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SUNDAY, February 19th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />A few prisoners captured by our cavalry on the line of the Big Black, & brought to Morton, is all we’ave seen of the enemy lately. Since the tenth our ration has been reduced as follows: <br />Hd. Qurs. Morton Miss special orders Aug. 10th ‘63 No. 152 The fol <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">WEDNESDAY, February 22d, 1860.</span> <br /><br />lowing ration will govern the issue to the army of the Miss. from Aug. 1st ‘63 until otherwise ordered: <br />Bacon to the ration ⅓ Pound <br />Salted Pork “ ⅓ “ <br />Beef “ 1 “ <br />Smoked Beef “ ¾ “ <br />Flour " 1 "<br />Corn Meal “ 1 “ <br />Hrd. Bread “ 1 “ <br />Peas, or Beans in lieu of Rice to the 100 rations 8 qrts. <br />Rice to 100 rations 10 pounds <br /><br />[Page 21] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">THURSDAY, February 23d, 1860.</span> <br /><br />On yesterday the 14th Genl. Johnston & Maj. Genl. Walker visited our camp. Sent a dispatch to Lottie on yesterday. - I have only heard from her once since I left on the 28th ultimo. - May God protect my wife; my precious Angel. - Very warm but good weather. - <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">FRIDAY, February 24th, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Aug. 16th, Sunday</span>. <br />No preaching. Field officer of the Day. Rain in the afternoon & at night. Two letters from my wife on yesterday evening - Thank God she is better. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Aug. 17th</span> <br />Opens cloudy. <br /><br />[Page 22] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">MONDAY, February 27th, 1860.<br /></span> [Illegible]. Genl. Hardee expressed himself as much gratified. A few days preceding the Regts of our Brigade were exercised in the drill & Dress Parade before Genl. Johnston. Regts. Of Gist’s Brigade: 46 Geo. 16 S.C. 24 S.C. 8th Geo. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">TUESDAY, February 28th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />Battalion, with Ferguson Lt. Battery S.C. - Ector’s Texas, & Col. Wilson’s Geo. Brigade bivouaced near us 9th 10th, 14th & 32d Texas Regts. compose Ector's Brigade - 25th, 29th, & 30th Geo. with Geo. Sharp Shooters & 4th La. Batt. compose [illegible]. <br /><br />[Page 23] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">WEDNESDAY, February 29th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />Genl. Breckenridge’s Division 3 miles to the East of us, & Loring’s at Forrest, on the R.R. Gregg’s Brigade of Walker’s Division, & McHain’s Arkansas Brigade at Enterprise on the M & O.R.R. Genl. Johnston’s Head Guns at Morton. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">THURSDAY, March 1st, 1860.<br /><br /></span><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Aug. 21st Friday</span> - Col. Colquitt & I called at Genl. Hardee’s Hd. Qurs. Passed a pleasant hour in company with the Genl. & Genl. Buckenridge. Hardee goes to Demopolis to reorganize Pemberton’s Army. <br /><br />[Page 24] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">FRIDAY, March 2d, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">22d Augst. Saturday</span> <br />Letter from Lottie, of the 13th & 14th telling me of Sue’s extreme illness. - At 25m to 5 P.M. receive dispatch from Charleston, of the 21st, telling me of our little Angel’s death, on Monday last, the 17th inst. - <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SATURDAY, March 3d, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">23d August - Sunday</span>. <br />Walker’s Division ordered to Genl. Bragg. Rosecrantz & Burnside advancing on Bragg. News from Charleston indicates a severe bombardment of Wagner, & the steady fire of the enemy’s 200 & 100 pds. Parrott’s on the South wall of Sumter. Ector’s <br /><br />[Page 25] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SUNDAY, March 4th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />Brigade leave for Chattanooga. A very warm day. Capt. Gist quite sick in Morton. [Illegible] threatened with Typhoid fever there. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">MONDAY, March 5th, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Monday. Aug. 24th</span> <br />Our Brigade will formally begin to move tonight: 24th, 8th Geo. 16th S.C. & 46th Geo. in the order of their numbers. Mobile papers of Saturday evening last report the Bombardment of Sumter & Wagner by land and sea as very severe during <br /><br />[Page 26] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">TUESDAY, March 6th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />the week. - Sumter reported to be badly damaged. - This is a warm day - I send telegram to Lottie to go to Oxford. Letter from my wife, in the evening, telling me of our little Sue’s departure. Capt. Gist died at 5½ P.M. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">WEDNESDAY, March 7th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />Aug. 25th - Tuesday <br />Early morning cloudy & quite cool. [Illegible] very ill. Gist buried. 8th Geo. & 16th S.C. go. [Illegible] died at 9¼ P.M. 24th left for Chattanooga at 9¼ P.M. I remain to inter the remain of poor [illegible]. <br /><br />[Page 27] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">THURSDAY, March 8th, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Aug. 26th</span>. Spend day at Morton. Dine & breakfast with Dr. Yandell, Med. Director - Bury [illegible] at sunset. Take a cup of coffee & piece of corn bread with Lts. Manning & Hampton at Genl. Johnston’s table. Show the Genl. [illegible] diagram of Morris Isld. Leave at 9½ <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">FRIDAY, March 9th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />P.M. for Chattanooga in Company with Genl. Helm & staff. Joe’s fare $4. <br /><br />Aug. 27th Thursday <br />Arrive at Meridian at 3 A.M. At day light very cool. Fires quite pleasant- Joes fare to Mobile $5. Leave at 7 for Mobile. Arrive at 8 P.M. Stop at Battle House. <br /><br />[Page 28] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SATURDAY, March 10th, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Aug. 28th Cross</span> Mobile Bay in the Steamer Mary Wilson & take cars for [illegible] 16 & 22d Ala. 19th La. Genl. Adams’ Brigade. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Aug. 29th</span> <br />Arrive at M. at 5½ A.M. Join Regt. & off for West Pt. at 7½. Meet my afflicted friend Mrs. [illegible]. - <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SUNDAY, March 11th, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">30th Aug</span> - <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday</span>. <br />Arrive at Atlanta at 5½ A.M. and leave, in charge Cos. B, G. K & Genl. of F- by mail train for Chattanooga. Arrive at Chickamauga at sunset. Bivouac - coffee with Genl. [illegible]. - Night quite cool. - No certain of the enemy, except that he is moving to the North of Chattanooga.<br /><br />[Page 29]<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">MONDAY, March 12th, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Aug 31st Monday</span>. <br />Our Brigade moves out to Bivouac near Tyner’s Station, on East Tenn. & Vir. R.R. A very warm March. Cool night. Miss. Elvira [illegible] bakes us biscuits, & frys bacon &, corn for us! Very good, Miss Elvira! <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">TUESDAY, March 13th, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sept. 1st Tuesday</span>. - <br />Slept cold last night. Letter from Judy, dated on yesterday. A warm day. - Make our Hd. Qtrs. in old Crews’ Garden. Old Crews has had his corn pulled by the soldiers, & his fruit & fences destroyed, & is in a pack of trouble. <br /><br />[Page 30] <br /><br />WEDNESDAY, <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">March 14th, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sept. 2d Wednesday</span>. <br />Mustered the 46th Geo. for bay. <br /><br />Palmer & I took a pleasant ride after Parade to the Signal Mountain, from which we got a beautiful view to the West. - Col. & I spent evening at Genl. G’s Hd. Qurs. <br /><br />THURSDAY, <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">March 15th, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sept. 3d Thursday</span> - <br />Slept under sky last night. Overcoat & blanket comfortable. - Pleasant morning. Nothing of interest transpired today in our army. Col. Hallonquist & Maj. Palmer called on me - Learn from a letter to Major P. from Eutawville, dated Aug 28th, of the serious sickness of my little boy. <br /><br />[Page 31] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">FRIDAY, March 16th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />Sept. 4th 1863. <br />Regt. inspected by Major Clear of Genl. Bragg’s staff. Orders to move to Rome Ga. delivered at 1½ P.M. Start at 3½ - Leave Chickamauga at sunset, on train, with 24th, two Cos. of 46th, & Genl. Gist & staff. Mail letter to Lottie. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SATURDAY, March 17th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />Sept. 5th <br />Arrive at Rome at Sun Rise, & after three or four hours in Rome march out to Bivouac on creek, on Ala road, 2½ miles distant. Enemy reported as crossing Sand Mountain, in three arms. Mail letter to my wife. <br /><br />[Page 32] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SUNDAY, March 18th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />Sept. 6th. A warm day. I make this note by the side of a little stream, in the evening, & my heart is full of love to God for his mercy to me. I have just read the beautiful Church Service, & communed with my Heavenly father, having my precious wife & boy in my heart. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">MONDAY, March 19th, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sept. 7 ‘63</span> <br />Another warm day. Colquitt, Gist & I take a pleasant bath in creek. In the evening Col. Stevens & I ride to the top of the mountains to the west of our Bivouac. A fine view of the country! Old man lives on the top of the mt. <br /><br />[Page 33] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">TUESDAY, March 20th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />Sept. 8 1863 <br />Field officer of the day, today. - Rode down the Coosa River, on River road - crossed mts. to Cane Spring Road & went on to Old Ala. Road, reconoiting country. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">WEDNESDAY, March 21st, 1860.</span> <br /><br />Sept. 12th 1863 <br />Saturday! <br />Since my last note it has been definitely ascertained that Genl. Bragg has evacuated Chattanooga, & the position held by Buckner, at Charleston, falling back into Georgia. His army is believed to be, today, in Walker County. We don’t <br /><br />[Page 34] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">THURSDAY, March 22d, 1860.</span> <br /><br />know whether the enemy has crossed any other than a cavalry force to the east of the Lookout Mountain. Our cavalry have fallen back from that line, & are now on the line from this point to Lafayette. If Rosecrantz [sic] avoids <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">FRIDAY, March 23d, 1860.</span> <br /><br />giving Bragg battle, our only chance to redeem the loss of Tennessee, is failed, & defeated. I fear it will be so. <br /><br />The news from Charleston brings the intelligence of the evacuation of Morris Isld. by our forces, on <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday Night</span> last, the 6th inst, with little loss. <br /><br />[Page 35] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SATURDAY, March 24th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />The enemy had concentrated upon batteries Wagner & Gregg, the heaviest fire they had experienced, on Saturday & Saturday night & all day Sunday. The Ironsides, munitions, & Morris Isld. Batteries, were engaged in this fire. Wagner was rendered untenable, the enemy advancing his <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SUNDAY, March 25th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />approaches nearly up to the ditch. On <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Wednesday, the 9th, before day</span>, Sumter was assaulted; the enemy coming were from Morris Isld. in Barges. - The assault was repulsed, several officers, & over 100 men captured, & Anderson’s Ft. Sumter flag, “the Old Flag” captured also! <br /><br />[Page 36] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">MONDAY, March 26th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />The enemy’s Cavalry being reported at Summerville, Genl. Gist thought proper to man an infantry force to the Summerville Road. The 24th moved on yesterday, the 11th, & is now bivouaced,one mile from Rome, to the west of the Road., waiting “A <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">TUESDAY, March 27th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />raid” on Rome, on “orders”, just as you please. The people are alarmed & our neighbors are moving east of the Rivers. Alas! for our country. The <span style="text-decoration:underline;">peace</span> & <span style="text-decoration:underline;">security</span> of so many homes destroyed, by the numerous armies of our wicked & powerful foe. Since <br /><br />[Page 37] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">WEDNESDAY, March 28th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />May last, it has pleased God to permit their uniform success - Gettysburg! Vicksburg! Ft. Hudson, & the entire state of Tennessee! all lost to us. - Our people must rally & reinforce our armies, or we shall be overrun - conquered,<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">THURSDAY, March 29th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />never! <br /><br />Sunday - 13th <br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sept. 1863</span> <br /><br />Attended divine service today, in company with Genl. Gist, at the Episcopal Church- A very good sermon, & the service grateful. Joshua VII Ch. 131. <br /><br />[Page 38] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">FRIDAY, March 30th, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Monday 14 - Sept.</span> <br />Engaged today in opening a road in rear of the range of hills selected for the defence of the Summerville road. <br /><br />A pleasant bath in the Oostanaula, gave Hard Times a swim. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SATURDAY, March 31st, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tuesday 15 Sept. 63</span> <br /><br />Still engaged on the road. Working forty [illegible] Rifle pits. - Genl. Whorton writes to Genl Gist from Alpine, that he does not believe the enemy to be East of the Lookout Mts. <br /><br />[Page 39] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SUNDAY, April 1st, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Wednesday, Sept. 16th / 63</span> <br />A fine morning. Orders to the Ready, with three days rations, to man the Ringgold. Orders Red. at 12 M. Col. S. & I take tea at neighbor Hardesty's.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">MONDAY, April 2d, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Thursday. Sept. 17th / 63</span> <br />Waiting in camp all day for transportation. - Letter from Billy dates the 4th inst. also letter from Dr. Ogier authorizing me to sell Bay horse - No news of the enemy. Dine with McDonald, at Bonnie’s Merc. - <br /><br />[Page 40] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">TUESDAY, April 3d, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Friday. Sept 18th / 63</span> <br />Transportation ready at early morning. Leave Rome in 12 box cars at 9 AM, arrive at Kingston at 10. Longstreet’s corps passing over the state road. Wait at Kingston till 8½ P.M. before we get off. - This is the first cold day of the fall. - Sky overcast & windy. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">WEDNESDAY, April 4th, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Saturday- Sept 19th / 63</span> <br />Arrive at “Catoosa Wood Shed” at 10 A.M. after a very unpleasant night cold & crowded in a box car. Find our army all in front, & hear firing to the left & West. Kershaw's Brigade inst left for the front as we arrive. 12 M. now await the arrival of the 16th S.C. & the remainder of the 46th Ga. who are left at Kingston. A cool, fine day. - Ordered off at 3 A.M. Leave for Alexandria’s Bridge, over Chickamauga, at about 4 P.M. <br /><br />[Page 41] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">THURSDAY, April 5th, 1860.</span> <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">Friday. Sept 18th, 63</span> <br />Monday Sept. 21st 1863 <br />I make this note while lying on my back in a tent, at Walkers’ Division Hospital, in company with Col. Stevens, Major Jones & Capt. Johnson, all of the 24th S.C.V. wounded in the battle yesterday: Sunday, the 20th inst. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">FRIDAY, April 6th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />Oxford. Ga. - <br />Oct. 6th 1863 <br />Here I am! Very comfortable off, at my Sister’s, with Lottie & our little boy! Left Field Hospital (James, Johnston & I) on Wednesday 23d ult. & rode to Catoosa Woodshed by 3 P.M. Took cars at sunset for<br /><br />[Page 42]<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SATURDAY, April 7th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />for Tunnel Hill. Some 150 wounded in our car. Very much crowded. Spent night of 23rd in car at Tunnel Hill - 24th go to Atlanta & to the College Hospital. - My leg very painful - a bad night - Brother, Dr. [illegible] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SUNDAY, April 7th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />& Mr. Hagood call. Permission to go to Oxford. Leave at 7, with Brother for Oxford - Arrive at 10 P.M. Lottie & Frank came by morning train! Thank God! I am now more at rest. Brother went back to Marietta on 26th. - I am now (6th Oct.) sit- <br /><br />[Page 43] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">MONDAY, April 8th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />ting up, while I make this note. <br /><br />Tuesday, Nov. 10 - ‘63 <br /><br />This is a very cold day. My wound is much improved - I walk on crutches with little difficulty. <br /><br />Our news is not stirring from any quarter of the <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">TUESDAY, April 10th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />Confederacy. From Genl. Bragg’s Army but little is known except that Genl. Longstreet is moving off in the direction of London [illegible]. which looks like an effort either to turn Thomas’ flank, or simply a diversion in <br /><br />[Page 44] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">WEDNESDAY, April 11th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />in that quarter. On the morning of the 28, (or that evening) of last month the enemy gained a point on Bragg by forcing Brower’s Ferry & Racoon Mt. from which points we intercepted his communications <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">THURSDAY, April 12th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />with Bridgeport. P.W.A. writing to the Savannah paper on the 2d inst . says: <br /><br />“Enemy still holds Lookout valley, Brown’s Ferry, Raccoon Mountain, and the R.R. & river from Bridgeport to a point within one mile of Lookout Pt. “ Lee has <br /><br />[Page 45] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">FRIDAY, April 13th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />made a report of his race after Meade, & his return.- At Charleston, Gillmore is still firing on the ruins of Sumter. Prest Davis has just returned to Richmond after making a triumphant tour through the <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SATURDAY, April 14th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />Southwest. <br /><br />We are all pretty well here at Oxford. I made a visit to Atlanta on yesterday. - Fount two [illegible] of our Regt. in Hospital recovering from their wounds, received at Chickamauga. I record some <br /><br />[Page 46] <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">SUNDAY, April 15th, 1860.</span> <br /><br />some of the prices noticed at Atlanta yesterday: <br /><br />Breakfast $3.75 <br />Chickens $3 to 3½ <br />Ladies shoes $75. <br />Shirt $8 [illegible]<br /><br />MONDAY, April 16th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />[Page 47] <br /><br />FRIDAY, May 25th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.] <br /><br />SATURDAY, May 26th, 1860. <br /><br />Left with Lottie & Kate for Eutawville. <br /><br />[Page 48] <br /><br />SUNDAY, June 10th, 1860. <br /><br />Our daughter, Katherine Marion was baptised this day, by Rev. Roberts Johnson, at the Episcopal Church in the village of Eutawville. <br /><br />MONDAY, June 11th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />[Page 49] <br /><br />SATURDAY, June 16th, 1860. <br /><br />Returned from Eutawville.<br /><br />SUNDAY, June 17th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.] <br /><br />[Page 50] <br /><br />MONDAY, June 18th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />TUESDAY, June 19th, 1860. <br /><br />Bought Lane Books of McCarter & Dawson. <br /><br />[Page 51] <br /><br />FRIDAY, June 22d, 1860. <br /><br />Mr. & Mrs. Heyward Gov. Lynn & [illegible words] <br /><br />SATURDAY, June 23d, 1860. <br /><br />Made note in Bank of the S. of So. Ca., for $100. Due August 23d. <br /><br />[Page 52] <br /><br />SUNDAY, June 24th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.] <br /><br />MONDAY, June 25th, 1860. <br /><br />Schirner, having [illegible] in possession. <br /><br />[Page 53]<br /><br />THURSDAY, June 28th, 1860. <br /><br />The Corps, Lt. Norris, escorted the Palmetto & Moultrie Guard. <br /><br />Was invited to dine with Palmetto & Moultrie Guards. Did not accept. <br /><br />FRIDAY, June 29th, 1860. <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">DuPont</span>, Sqd. Mon. improperly dismissing classes after marching from 10, S.C., recitation: [illegible] class on steps. <br /><br />[Illegible], visiting in study hours. <br /><br />[Page 54] <br /><br />MONDAY, July 2d, 1860. <br /><br />Est. 16 pt. milk tickets of Irishman Honest! <br /><br />An extremely hot day! <br /><br />TUESDAY, July 3d, 1860. <br /><br />Received of Mazyck, [illegible], $75., one quarter’s salary to 30 of June. <br /><br />[Page 55] <br /><br />FRIDAY, July 6th, 1860. <br /><br />Wells & Farr, [illegible], allowing contraband articles to be introduced into Mess Hall. Carr, Lowell & Schipman introducing the same. <br /><br />Not returning [illegible]. <br /><br />[Illegible], Allison Moses - Haynesworth H. Griffin <br /><br />SATURDAY, July 7th, 1860. <br /><br />Whispering - Neil & Wilbr: (Smiling - [illegible words] & Middleton.) Not keeping eyes to front. Hain. [illegible words] <br /><br />[Page 56] <br /><br />SUNDAY, July 8th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />MONDAY, July 9th, 1860. <br /><br />Left Lottie at 8 P.M. for Spartanburg. Weather very warm. <br /><br />[Page 57] <br /><br />TUESDAY, July 10th, 1860. <br /><br />Arrived at Columbia at 5½ A.M. <br /><br />Pleasant morning. Look at my bright angel’s face in the bright light of morning. ¼ of 7 A.M. Waiting to leave for Spartanburg at the Columbia Wharf. Arrived at Walker Home at 5 P.M. <br /><br />WEDNESDAY, July 11th, 1860. <br /><br />This day I <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">heard</span> witnessed my brother Cody Graduate. Ma & I sat with each other in the audience - Sister Mary & Mr. Stevens also. At night attended Com. Party. - A pleasant gathering. - Spent night (latter part) with Cody in his room. - <br /><br />How the scene changes as the wheel goes round! <br /><br />[Page 58] <br /><br />THURSDAY, July 12th, 1860. <br /><br />Breakfast at Prof. DuPre’s with Cody & Ma. - Dine & take tea with same. <br /><br />A fine rain & thunder storm in afternoon. Cody, as one of the “Knights of Ghlen Eaden”, attended a party at Mrs R’s. - Spent the night in Cody’s room. - <br /><br />FRIDAY, July 13th, 1860. <br /><br />Was awoke by Cody at 3 A.M., & started from Charleston at 4 A.M. Mr Duncan, a collegemate & friend of Cody’s, Cody & I walked to R.R. Depot. <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">A new moon</span> A star light night - we sang together. Goodbye - God bless you. ½ past 10 P.M. welcome to my arms, my best beloved. <br /><br />[Page 59] <br /><br />SATURDAY, July 14th, 1860. <br /><br />This day, I commanded the corps of cadets, & we buried our comrade Hugh [illegible]. - <br /><br />SUNDAY, July 15th, 1860. <br /><br />Change of weather. Attended St. Luke’s Church, Morning and Evening. <br /><br />[Page 60] <br /><br />MONDAY, July 16th, 1860. <br /><br />Purchased food for Com, presented by Mr. Stevens. - <br /><br />2 Bushels of [illegible] <br />2 “ “ Bran <br />2 “ “ B. Flour <br />$4.35 <br /><br />Earle, no stock in section room. <br /><br />TUESDAY, July 17th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />[Page 61] <br /><br />WEDNESDAY, July 18th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />THURSDAY, July 19th, 1860. <br /><br />Purchased bale of Hay for cow <br />$3.25 <br /><br />[Page 62] <br /><br />FRIDAY, July 20th, 1860. <br /><br />The Literary Club met this evening - I acted as Moderator. Question: “The [illegible] Laws.” - The unanimous voice of the club was raised against them, & they were declared to be inexpedient. <br /><br />SATURDAY, July 21st, 1860. <br /><br />At 20 m past 4 O.C., P.M., Lottie discovered the appearance of Kate’s first tooth!! <br /><br />[Page 63] <br /><br />TUESDAY, July 24th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.] <br /><br />WEDNESDAY, July 25th, 1860. <br /><br />Purchased, for Com <br />1 - Bag of Shorts <br />1 - “ “ Bran <br /><br />Wescot, improper conduct in section room. <br /><br />[Page 64] <br /><br />THURSDAY, July 26th, 1860. <br /><br />MacKay, laughing in <br />[illegible], leaving <br />Wescott, “ <br />}section room<br /><br />FRIDAY, July 27th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />[Page 65]<br /><br />TUESDAY, August 21st, 1860. <br /><br />Bought cow feed. <br /><br />Ordered 20 bushels of gravel for [illegible]. <br /><br />WEDNESDAY, August 22d, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />[Page 66] <br /><br />THURSDAY, August 23d, 1860. <br /><br />Sent $55 to H. A. Eaillers, to take up north to Wm McCully. - <br /><br />FRIDAY, August 24th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />[Page 67] <br /><br />SATURDAY, September 8th, 1860. <br /><br />Left Charleston for [illegible] - Arrived at 10½ P.M. - <br /><br />SUNDAY, September 9th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />[Page 68] <br /><br />THURSDAY, September 20th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />FRIDAY, September 21st, 1860. <br /><br />This month, so far, has been quite cool. <br /><br />This morning we find it <span style="text-decoration:underline;">very</span> cool. “A” fire to warm by” would be comfortable. Thermometer opens at 60͒. - <br /><br />We leave [illegible] for Charleston, stopping at Summerville. <br /><br />[Page 69] <br /><br />MONDAY, September 24th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />TUESDAY, September 26th, 1860. <br /><br />A pleasant day. Rode down to Mr. Dwight’s plantation in company with himself, Ch.[illegible] & Dr. Henry Ravenel. <br /><br />The ride back a very pleasant one. <br /><br />[Page 70] <br /><br />FRIDAY, September 28th, 1860. <br /><br />A warm day. <br /><br />A hunt, in the afternoon, with F. M. Mitchell. <br /><br />No birds killed! <br /><br />SATURDAY, September 29th, 1860. <br /><br />Morning opens cloudy & cool. <br /><br />A thick coat comfortable. <br /><br />Mailed a letter to Ma. <br /><br />[Page 71] <br /><br />THURSDAY, October 4th, 1860. <br /><br />Drove up to Summerville - <br /><br />Started at 25m before 5 & arrived at 9 P.M. - <br /><br />Mitchell & myself had a pleasant time. <br /><br />Once [illegible] wish my own true love, & our own little ones. <br /><br />The whole morning cloudy & very rainy. <br /><br />FRIDAY, October 5th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />[Page 72] <br /><br />SATURDAY, October 6th, 1860. <br /><br />Drove down to Charleston. Started at 10m before 8 A.M. & arrived at 12¼ P.M. at the Citadel. <br /><br />A fine day, a good road, but very lonely. <br /><br />Missed sending a note to Lottie by evening train. <br /><br />SUNDAY, October 7th, 1860. <br /><br />Sunday opens clear.- <br /><br />A solemn stillness [illegible]. <br /><br />My thoughts went to my absent loved ones; to my Sundays at Anderson. <br /><br />Dined with Judy. <br /><br />Called upon Mr. Murray at night. - <br /><br />Missed my absent heart all day long. <br /><br />[Page 73] <br /><br />FRIDAY, October 12th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.] <br /><br />SATURDAY, October 13th, 1860. <br /><br />A cool, pleasant day. Lottie, Mr. Stevens & I dined with Sister Judy. <br /><br />I witnessed this night my first fireside picture: Lottie Kate sitting merrily down & looking into the blaze of our fire. At the Citadel. <br /><br />[Page 74] <br /><br />Handed to me by my dear little daughter, in the name of Lottie. <br /><br />E.C. <br /><br />Many happy returns of this day! <br /><br />Oct 14th <br />1860 <br /><br />[Page 75] <br /><br />SUNDAY, October 14th, 1860. <br /><br />My 25d birthday! <br /><br />Clear & quite cool. My dear little daughter, with her own Mothers [illegible], hands me a [illegible words] & the precious words [illegible words] slip of paper pasted on this leaf. <br /><br />MONDAY, October 15th, 1860. <br /><br />Precious promises. - <br />Matthew: <br />X-32. <br />VII-7.8. XI.28.29.20. XXI-21 & 22. XXIII-12 <br /><br />[Page 76] <br /><br />TUESDAY, October 16th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />WEDNESDAY, October 17th, 1860. <br /><br />Injunctions <br />Matt. V. 16. 23. 24. 29. 30. 34. 35. 36. 37. 44. 48. - XXIV. 42. 44. XXV. 13- <br /><br />[Page 77]<br /><br />THURSDAY, October 18th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />FRIDAY, October 19th, 1860. <br /><br />Invitations <br />Matt. XII. 28. 29. 30. <br /><br />[Page 78] <br /><br />MONDAY, October 22d, 1860. <br /><br />[Diagram of dinner seating chart and meal.] <br /><br />TUESDAY, October 23d, 1860. <br /><br />Addy’s 21st birthday! Ma, Sisters Judy & Mary, Brothers Sam, & wife, [illegible] & Stevens & Sue & Lizzie James & [illegible] Stevens dined with us. <br /><br />A very pleasant day; a little cloudy in the afternoon. <br /><br />[Page 79] <br /><br />WEDNESDAY, October 24th, 1860. <br /><br />Lunched with Addy at Judy’s. - <br /><br />[illegible] took tea with us. <br /><br />Brother P.F.S. & I accompanied F.L.C. to the com at 8 ½ P.M. & saw him launch forth for the “voyage of life.” Henry went forth from the Citadel & so did [illegible] & L. <br /><br />THURSDAY, October 25th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />[Page 80] <br /><br />SUNDAY, December 9th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />MONDAY, December 10, 1860.<br /><br />Lottie & Kate left me for Cherry Grove. - <br /><br />Dined with Col. Pettigrew, & the Captains of the rifle Regiment <br /><br />[Page 81] <br /><br />THURSDAY, December 13th, 1860. <br /><br />Morning <br /><br />For there is no difference between the Jew & the Greek; for the same Lord over all, is rich unto all that call upon him. <br /><br />Evening <br /><br />For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. <br /><br />FRIDAY, December 14th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />[Page 82] <br /><br />THURSDAY, December 27th, 1860. <br /><br />Detachments of the Washington Lt. Infantry, [illegible] Guards, & Carolina Lt. Infantry, under the command of Col. J.J. Pettigrew & myself, by the order of the Gov of So. Ca. took possession of Castle Pinckney. <br /><br />FRIDAY, December 28th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />[Page 83] <br /><br />SATURDAY, December 29th, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />SUNDAY, December 30th, 1860. <br /><br />[See original document for drawing.] <br /><br />[Page 84] <br /><br />MONDAY, December 31st, 1860. <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />Lt. Capers section room which corps met at his suggestion. <br /><br />Com. White, Magill, & Tew in J.L. Branch & C.C. Tew, Comd. for Pres, former elected after 2d Ballot. Served for two years! Above Com. consulted with Lt. Capers * formed constitution. Corps meet in A’s kitchen to receive Constitution, & above election. <br /><br />[side note] Who called to Chair, & [illegible]. <br /><br />[Page 85] <br /><br />[See original document for calculations.] <br /><br />E. Capers Dr. <br />To M. $80 <br />“ M. Preston 1.70 <br />“ Srgt. Williams Co. “K” <br />“ Capt. Roddy 7 <br />“ Col. Colquitt Paid 18.25 <br />“ Maj. Dearing 8. <br />“ Maj. Jones 20.00 <br />“ Col. Stevens 50.00 <br /><br />[Page 86] <br /><br />15th S. after T. 13 Sept. <br />16 “ “ “ 20 “ <br />17 “ “ “ 27 “ <br />18 “ “ “ 4 Oct <br />19 “ “ “ 11 “ <br />20 “ “ “ 18 “ <br />21 “ “ “ 25 “ <br />22 “ “ “ 2 Nov <br />23 “ “ “ 9 “ <br />24 “ “ “ 16 “ <br />25 “ “ “ 23 “ <br /><br />1.25 <br />20.00 <br />.50 <br />1.00 <br />$22.75 <br /><br />[Page 87] <br /><br />Hd. Qurs- 24th S.C.V. <br />Sept. 5th 1863 Lieut. Col. Capers & Srgt. Frist <br />Lieut. Col. Capers have permission to visit Rome. <br />C.H. Stevens <br />Col. [illegible] <br />24 S.C.V. <br /><br />Watch - Opera Glass Case. <br />Inkstand - Ask Tailor for Jmes Coat. <br /><br />[Page 88] <br /><br />[Blank page.]<br /><br />Letter to Lottie- <br /><br />[illegible] child <br />12 mo. old 23 of Aug. <br />Old [illegible].- <br /><br />[Page 89] <br /><br />Hansings <br /><br />195 250 <br />300 12 <br />495 40 <br /><br />Pr, shoes. <br />“ “ <br />“ “ <br /><br />[Page 90] <br /><br />Retreat <br />Greenland <br />China <br />Oak <br /><br />Peter a pr. Shoes. <br />Bess “ “ “ <br />Lou “ “ “ <br /><br />[Page 91] <br /><br />1 Teaspoon full of [illegible words] or twenty drops of [illegible words] according to strength. You may add 5 drops of peppermint. <br /><br />[Page 92]<br /><br />[See original document for calculations.] <br /><br />[Page 93]<br /><br />[Back Cover] <br /><br />July 10 1860 To [illegible] 10 1863
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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.
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<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 1]<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">[Cover page]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">From July 1862 to Nov 1863</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 2]<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">[Blank page]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 3]<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">[illegible] - Private. - 1862</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">After the evacuation of James Isld. by the enemy, during the 1st week in July, our Regt. struck its camp on Royal’s place & moved over to Secessionville, July 9th 1862. The 51st Leu. Col. Slaughter, with Smith’s Batt (afterwards combined with Byrd’s Batt. to form the 26th S.C.V.) and two, or three, companies of Lamar’s Regl. Artly. together with the 24th formed the Garrison of Secessionville after this date. - Slaughter was ordered to Virginia about the middle of July & the 1st S.C.V. Col. Hagood succeeded. - Hagood was made Brigadier in latter part of July & Glover forwarded. During the second week in August Glover, with the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">12</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 22d, 23d, [illegible] Legions,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 4]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">James Batt. Bryce’s Battery & other troops, with Genls. Evans & Drayton, were ordered from our coast to Va. Subsequently Smith’s Batt. was ordered to Adams Run, & the 8th Geo. Batt. substitutes, since which times, & up to this date (Dec. 9th 1862) the garrison of Secessionville has been composed of one Regt. (24th) one inft. Batt. (8th Geo.) & one batt. of the arty. Regt. Col. Lamar’s, which has charge of the guns at fort Lamar. - I have been for the most in command, Col. Stevens Comdg. the Isld. - On the 11th of August. ordered to be one of a board of examiners - Took a short furlough on the 13th to the 18th, on which latter day brought my family, Lottie & Frank, to city &</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 5]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">took rooms at Mills House. - Board at first met at Ft. Johnson but removed to city after first week’s work. - In the city until the 13th of Oct. ordered back to coast. - 14th my birthday - 25 today - Rode over to the city spent a short time during the afternoon with Lottie at the Charleston Hotel. </span><span style="font-weight:400;">17 & 18</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Oct</span><span style="font-weight:400;">. Moved Lottie & Frank to Columbia & secure board at Dr. Jeff. Goodwyn’s, $100 fr. month, wife, child (18 mo old) & two servants. Night of 18th left Columbia for Ch. </span><span style="font-weight:400;">AM 11th</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> our daughter, the second, born, & I got the intelligence of it on the evening of the 12th at P.O. in city.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Nov. 17 - Monday - Rode</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 6]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">over to [illegible] - stopped at Mr. Sagr’s - I am sick [illegible] - Inflammation of the [illegible] the bladder. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">AM 18 - left Sagr’s at night & took [illegible] for Columbia at 8:20 P.M. Arrive at Dr G’s at 6 A.M.on Nov. 19th. - On the 6th of Dec. [illegible] baptised our own little daughter, Susan McGill. - Evening of the 6th started for Secessionville & arrived on Sunday at noon.-. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">7th, 8th, & 9th very cold. - Today (9th) Genl. Gist visits the Isld. & dined with me.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Dec. 10 - Clear & cold - nothing of interest occurs. Col. Stevens left last for Pendleton, having heard of the illness of his son Hamilton. - [illegible words] </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 7]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">for August. Oct. & Nov. presented by my friend Holmes $66.78. - Four Iron boats reported in Stono today - two above & two below battery Isld.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Dec. 11th<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Clear & cold morning. Palmer & [illegible] rode to city as witnesses in case of [illegible], Williamson & Buckham. - Dined with [illegible]. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Dec. 12th<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Clear & pleasant. - Morning paper reports enemy attempting to cross the Rappahannock, but repulsed. Last night, a year ago, I spent the night on “Clark’s Bay”, as Lt. Col. of the Rifle Regt. S.C.M. with [illegible words] of men as [illegible]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 8]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">forty. - Saw the [illegible] fire in Charleston.-</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Dec. 13-<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Saturday - clear, but warm - an Indian Summer morning.- Inspection day. - Four letters from Lottie, written on Wednesday, Thurs. & Friday-</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Dec. 14th<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Orders to get Regt. ready to march - four days rations, two tents to a company, & two to field & staff - 24th S.C., 25th S.C. & 46 Geo. with [illegible words] & me when the Battery - where to, at this writing 8 a.m. do not know.- Pleasant <del>day</del> morning.- Pickets at [illegible] shelled by enemy’s Iron Boat lying off Battery Isld. Get the order to move to the N.E.R.R. Depot at 8½ P.M. Regl. left Secessionville, six hundred [illegible] men, about, at 11½ </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 9]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">P.M. Marched to Depot by 3½ AM on the 15th -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">15th<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Took the 24th till 2 P.M. to get off - [illegible], & most of those used had to be unloaded. Learned of Evans repulse at Kingston & of Yankee advance W. & W.R.R.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Dec. 16th<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">At 2 P.M. got to Wilmington - Bivouaced</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">about one mile from the city -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Dec. 17<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Ordered to move nearer the city & W. & W.R.R. Marched to Camp Lamb, & received order to proceed with the 24th to Preston’s Light Battery to the North East rivers, at the [illegible] point where it is covered by the R. R. for the protection of R.R. Bridge arrive at about 3 P.M. by R.R. Relieve the guard at the Bridge, & dispose of the artillery at the </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 10]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">ferry & the Bridge - send Co. “A” beyond as an outpost [illegible] Bivouac for the night - no news - no papers - how different from the life at Secessionville - ah! how different from the life at my Lottie’s side! - </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Dec. 18<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Dispose of the force under my command for the defence of the Bridge more perfectly.- Ride with Preston, Agier & Palmer, first across the river to the outlook & then to a [illegible words], on this side.- a report, at night. That we are ordered forwarded, perhaps to a point as near Goldsboro as possible, with a view to cooperating with Genl. [illegible] Smith’s army, at Goldsboro.- Smith superseded Evans, from Richmond - 25th S.C.V. the 6th Geo. Pass on up the road. - Addison, [illegible words] Srgt. returns from Wilmington, & brings news of our</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 11]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">great victory on the Rapahannock & of the repulse of the enemy at Goldsboro by Genl. Smith. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Dec. 19<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">[illegible words] - 10 & 20th a.m. sent adjt. to town, 9 miles - I am writing in front of my tent, while the Band, at the Regl. Bivouac, is pleasing - a pretty fine game. The soldier’s life! Here we are - waiting orders - It may be forward, or backward, or halt! God’s providence is the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">same </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[illegible] - To His good cause I commit my angel wife, & my little ones, & go on to the conflict for right & justice; for independence. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Dec. 20th Saturday-<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Orders to move to Magnolia to the support of Genl. [illegible] Smith countermanded in consequence of the enemy’s [illegible] from the R.R. Rode into city in answer to summons from Genl. Gist - Genl. wishes to</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 12]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">know if I desire to be relieved from duty here. - I expressed my satisfaction with my post, & said I was ready to take any post, to which the orders of my superiors in the service assigned me. It is a principle with me not to influence my own position - my life, under God’s providence, is in the keeping & subject to the orders of my country. - Agier & myself spent the night in Wilmington - Got Lottie’s first letter [illegible] to Wilmington.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">21st Sunday - <br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Very cold - another letter from my cherished wife - a cold ride to the Bivouac on the N.E.R. no definite news - an uncomfortable</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 13]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">sabbath. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">22nd<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Still no news & very cold - Preston & I ride down to the Island Creek & across to the Main Plank road, & down to the sound - a beautiful view of the sea. - A letter from my wife. All well - Thank God - Col. Stevens returns to us, after a long period of detached duty. - </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">23rd<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">The Wilmington Journal brings Genl. Lee’s report of the battle of Fredericksburg on the 13th [illegible] - & telegraph the news from the north. A most charming day. Col. S. & I take a long ride - across the ferry the Lance’s Ferry, some 9 to 10 miles distant. The plantations on the </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 14]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">the river lie beautifully & seem to produce well. - Conn is the main camp with a large proportion of ground [illegible]. The boys are [illegible] very good, & in fine order. - Bowie, Agier, Palmer & I have an Egg nog at 11 P.M.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">24th<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Opens cloudy. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">25th<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Christmas! Preston & I rode into Wilmington. - Dined in camps - Egg nog at night. - Lt. Col. Pressley, 25th T.C.V. rode out to camp with me, & dined.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">27th<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Attention called to recent act of Legislation (S.C.) appealing the action of the Ex. Council in appointing the field officers of the 24th & giving [illegible] to the Regl. to check. - Col. Stevens and I</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 15]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">resign - Major Hammond resigned previously, ill health. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">28th<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Col. Stevens & self road down to Isld. Creek., & selected points on which to [illegible] - up field works in order to strengthen the point as an outpost station. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">29- <br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Go down to Isld. Creek, 5 miles, & lay out a Redan in Grady’s hill, & with James’ Co. “E.” progress considerably towards its completion. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">30th<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Finish Redan & lay out on [illegible] Blake’s hill a simple field work & begin the [illegible]. James Co. “E” relieved by [illegible] Co. “C”.-</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">31st<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Work on curtain & planks of the work at Blake’s hill -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 16]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">January 1st 1863<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Finish earth work, & cut road through swamp connecting the batteries, & begin clearing up swamp in front of the Blake work so as to give a command of the Bridge, crossing Isld. Creek.. Complete the work. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Writing in margin] See diagram ahead, on this side of creek. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Jan. 2d<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Our brigade moving back to Charleston - 24th ordered to be ready. - Addison’s Co. “D” with axes go down & open the way to the bridge, in front of the Grady battery. The falling of a tree occasioned a severe accident to my left leg. - No bones broken only a bruise. - Transformation from Regl. ready. - will move at 9 a.m.tomorrow. So ordered, am [illegible words]. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 17]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Jan. 3rd - Rise at 5 - Move at 9. I accept invitation to ride in buggy with neighbor Matt - my leg very sore & stiff. Halfway to Wilmington the 24th is stopped by order from Whiting (Genl) to turn back, Genl. Beauregard having ordered by telegram that the troops must delay the movement from this point. - This in consequence of a dispatch from Genl. [illegible] Smith, sent in cipher, & read by Beauregard - Genl. Whiting believes advance of enemy in this city - Think not - I think on Goldsboro or [illegible], if at all. - Take lunch with Mr. Smith, & ride back with him to his house, to spend the night. - A very pleasant evening, notwithstanding the leg. - As a matter of curiosity I will record the prices I saw </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 18]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">today, in Wilmington:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">1 pr. brass spurs </span> <span style="font-weight:400;"> $</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">6.00<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">1 webbing & leather halter</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">5.00<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">1 leather [illegible]</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4.00<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">[illegible]</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4.00<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">1 pr. silk brown gloves</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1.50<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">1 black silk stock</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">3.00<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">2 packages envelopes</span> <span style="font-weight:400;"> .50<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Writing paper [illegible]</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">2.00<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">31.00</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Jany 4th<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Sunday - After breakfast, bid good morning to kind friends and walk part of the way to camp, riding to the main road with [illegible] of the ladies on their way [illegible]. Genl. Whiting writes us [illegible words] as must look out for the enemy, whom he believes to be advancing from Newbern on this place. - A very pleasant day so far. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 19]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Jany 13th<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">I write this note while in the swamp, just before Isld. Creek - 20th of 4 P.M. This has been a lovely day - It is now a most charming afternoon. - I have been constantly employed during the past week, and are now so, in throwing up on earth work across Grady’s field, in advance of the Batteries I erected the week before the last - the men are now engaged on the two last [illegible], & I hope to complete it tomorrow - The left [illegible] on a heavy swamp, to the right on an abattis of fallen timber, now being felled, and an informidable, swampy country. - We expect to make a decided stand here. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[See scan of diary for drawing]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 20]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Since writing the last note, the news of Genl. Bragg’s great conflict in the week has reached us! Poor Kingsman has died - Vicksburg has repelled the invaders again, & in her defence Paul Hamilton, my noble pupil, has shed his heart blood! [illegible] Frank was married on the 1st by Bridg. - </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Jany 21st<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Since writing last the most interesting occurrence which has transpired was the capture of the wrecked steamer Columbia off Masonboro Sound- She ran ashore, & surrendered to Col. Lamb of Ft. Fisher, 12 officers & 35 seamen prisoners. - The weather for the past three days has been unsettled and very unpleasant - we have no definite news from the enemy. - He is moving from </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 21]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Newbern in some direction, but where, or in what force, no one knows. - Yesterday & the day before I was engaged in cutting a road through the woods, connecting the Ferry with the R.R. Bridge on the North East, at this point. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Sunday night - Jany. 25th.<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">A clear, pleasant day after a week of mist, wind & rain - the enemy sent a force of cavalry, artillery & infantry estimated at 1500 as far as within four miles of Anslow Court House, on yesterday week - this party was fired into by cavalry & retired. A refugee from More Head city reports to Genl. Whiting that the enemy is awaiting fair weather to attack the city. - </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 22] </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Today I have attended first the Regimental Inspection & after dinner took a ride up the Duplin Road some 8 miles with Col. Stevens. - Got back at sunset. Yesterday morning I took a deer hunt. Startled a deer but he ran by my stand without my seeing him. Day before yesterday, planked the North East R.R. Bridge. I am quite well tonight. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Tuesday - Jany 27th 1862<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">A warm day - wind from the <del>North</del> South West. Nothing of interest transpired since last note. Today is the day fixed for my family to move from Columbia to Cherry Grove, via Charleston - May God’s good providence shield them. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Wednesday - 28th<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">In Prest. Davis’ last</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 23]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">message he alludes, most touchingly, to the devotion of our noble and patriotic women to the great cause of our independence, & says in concluding: “In the homes of our noble and devoted women, without whose sublime sacrifices our success would have been impossible, the noise of the loom and the spinning wheel may be heard throughout the land!” - In my experience I have found this to be literally so - In our Regt until a few days past, during which clothing has been issued to the men from the Qrs. Master’s Dept. many of our men were clad in the homespun, spun & made in most instances, by their wifes & sisters, and in all cases, in their immediate</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 24] </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">neighborhood. - Two of our companies, from Edgefield, were entirely clad in such. I have met men who had not a </span><span style="font-weight:400;">single</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> imported or Yankee made articles; hat, shirt, drawers, coat, pants, socks, gloves & shoes, all made at home. There is a most interesting character in this neighborhood, living on Isld. Creek, with whom I have been most interested. She is an old widow lady, say 50, who lives by herself, except when a little niece spends a short while with her, her two sons, the only children she has, being privates in one of the North Carolina Regts. She showed me their daguerreotypes</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 25]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">taken in their homespun uniforms, and they are fine looking young men. This noble old woman, spins & weaves their clothing, & knits their socks & gloves. By her industry, she manages to take in sewing sufficient to defray her expenses, with what little aid her brave boys afford her. - One of them, she told me, had been in sixteen engagements with the enemy and had not been hurt - May God spare their lives to be a blessing & a comfort to the old age of their noble mother. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Sunday - Feby.1st 1863<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">A cloudy morning. - Since the 28th of last month, the </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 26]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">news from the North is cheering. - Indications of a peace movement at the North are decided. - Yankee correspondents writing from Europe think our resignation a foregone conclusion. Burnside has resigned.- Horace Greely has openly declared his want of confidence in the ability of his people to maintain the struggle. - Some of the papers are openly calling for peace, & the fearless [illegible] horn has sounded the call in thunder tones in the Yankee Congress. - May God continue to bless us. - Yesterday, heard of the safe arrival of my family in Charleston, & of their being enroute for Cherry </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 27]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Grove, via Pinopolis. - Our camp was enlivened on yesterday by the news that our troops had captured a Gun Boat in Stone River; our old station, and at night, by the glorious news that our Gun Boats, the Chicora & Palmetto State, had triumphantly driven the Blockading squadron from the Charleston harbor, sinking two vessels & firing a third! The rascals had taken a vessel a few days ago bringing in a valuable cargo for the Port - consisting of 900 tons; being [illegible words]. - The month of January has been signifized by our successes over the Yankee Gun Boats and Transports! On the 1st of Jany. - </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 28]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Genl. </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Magruder </span><span style="font-weight:400;"> recaptured Galveston, Texas, taking the enemy’s Gun Boat </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Harriet Lane</span><span style="font-weight:400;">, causing the burning of the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Westfield</span><span style="font-weight:400;">, and the retreat of the entire fleet from the harbor - shortly after the enemy’s boat </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Hatteras</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> made out at a “strange sail”, from the enemy’s fleet on the Gulf, and was sunk by the stranger, who is now supposed to be the Lane. Genls. Wheeler & Morgan have been sinking the enemy’s transports - in the Cumberland & capturning & destroying his vessels of war. - The steamer Columbia, 7 guns, went ashore off Masonboro Inlet, in this state, & was captured with 48 prisoners. At Charleston, the [illegible]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 29]</span></p>
<ol><li><span style="font-weight:400;"> Smith was captured in the Stono on Friday, and on yesterday morning, the 31st [illegible words] Ironclad’s sank two of the blockaders, & dispensed the rest. -</span></li>
</ol><p><span style="font-weight:400;">11th of February - My precious wife’s birthday! A clear Sping-like morning - most lovely. My spirit prays that the angel of my heart may live to bless me for many, </span><span style="font-weight:400;">many</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> births days to come. - On her last birthday we dined together at Mr. Yeadon’s in Charleston - I was there in command of the camp of Instruction in St. Andrews Parish. - On that birth day season God blessed our love & we were happy together, but </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 30]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">today finds us separated, by long miles. But we both feel that God’s good providence is over us, & by his gracious care we hope to be again united. Amen & amen! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">During the past two days the [illegible] of an attack on Wilmington have become much less pointed, & our attention is now drawn to Charleston & Savannah, by the collection (reported) of a large fleet of transports, gunboats & Iron Clads, at Beaufort S.C. of this we have the report of the correspondents of the Northern [illegible] from Ft. Royal, and of scouts who have penetrated the </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 31]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">enemy’s lines, beside the appearance of the “Ironsides” off Charleston, & the attack of the [illegible] on the Battery at [illegible] Point. The large force which has been threatening us from New Bern & Morehead city, is supposed to have gone to Beaufort S.C. & the correspondent [illegible] to expects on her troops. - Our Brigade (25th, 16th, 24th, Nelson Batt. S.C.V. & 46th Geo.) [written in margin of page] with Preston’s, [illegible] & Culpepper’s Batteries are moving. The 25th & N.B. have gone & the remainder expect to leave this week. Genl. Beauregard</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">expects an attack on one, or both, of the cities. - My friend & immediate commander, Col. Stevens, has heard of the death of his gallant brother</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 32]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Lieut. H. K. Stevens C.S.V. He died in defence of the C.S.S. “Cotton” on the Red River about the 18th of Jany. He was a noble spirit.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Camp near Pocotaligo, S.C. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Feby- 20th 1863. -<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">The 24th left Wilmington on the evening of the 12th [illegible] & arrived at Charleston at 12 [illegible] on the 13th. - Camped on the Citadel Green - I stopped at St. Stephens, got horse of Dutchman & rode on to Cherry Grove where I met my precious family, quite well - Thank God. Spent Saturday & left Sunday morning at 3 - our camp on the Green was a pleasant one. - We were ordered to move to Pocotaligo</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 33]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">on the morning of the 18th & left camp at 3 ½ P.M. embarking at Sar. R.R. Depot At 8 P.M. & arriving at Pocotaligo at 1 AM on the 19th. - We are now (20th) encamped on the main stage road from Salkehatchie to Coosawhatchie & about one mile from Pocotaligo station. - We have no definite news of the enemy. I understand their force at Hilton Head & [illegible] Islands. [illegible] to 20,000 - the indications of dissatisfaction in the North West are very evident, if reliance can be placed in the representations of the Press. May God’s providence so ordain events as to bring them all to [illegible] upon the mind & heart of our enemy & insure a speedy end</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 34]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">to our troubles & give us an honorable peace. - Here we are commanded by Brig. Genl. Walker, who was so promoted for gallant & meritorious conduct at the Battle of Pocotaligo, fought & won by the troops under his command on the 21st of October 1862. Our camp is pitched on the spot occupied by [illegible] Regt. of “Reserves”, whose time of service, these months, having expired, has gone home! Genl. Beauregard & the Sec. of War, feeling the necessity of retaining the “Reserves” in service during the present emergency, telegraphed the Gov - to permit the same. The latter referred the matter to the Legislature, &</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 35]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">that body, actually permitted the disbanding of eight well armed Regts. of So. Ga. troops </span><span style="font-weight:400;">in</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">the</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">very</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">face</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">of</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">the</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">enemy</span><span style="font-weight:400;">, </span><span style="font-weight:400;">whose</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">threats</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">of</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">attack</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">are</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">more</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">serious</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">than</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">ever</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">before</span><span style="font-weight:400;">! The Gov. in his proclamation dated the 18th inst. calls out the Militia of the State in the stead of the Reserves. The Reserves were raised by the “Gov - & Council”, for the defence of the State. The Gov - calls out all persons between the ages of 16 & 18 and 40 & 50 years of age. - I noticed Genl. Magruder’s success at Galveston, & since that note was made, the Texas papers give an account of the raising of the Blockade at Sabine Pass by Maj. Watkins, under Genl. M’s orders. - The enemy’s </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 36]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">vessels, a ship & schooner were captured, & the former destroyed. - x x x x x</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Camp of Detachment 24th S.C.V. at Ballonville, on Combahee & Ashepoo Ferry Road, March 10th 1863. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Ordered to this point by Genl. Walker, with 200 men of the 24th. ([illegible] “F.”, “J.” & “H.”) [Note in margin of page] on the 6th week. - to support the Batteries on the Combahee & Ashepoo Rivers & the work on the peninsula between. - Nothing of very great importance has transpired since my last note. We are still in ignorance as to the enemy’s designs on our coast - Ft. McAllister has been bombarded, & has again repelled the attack. We hear through </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 37]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Northern papers of difficulties among the enemy on our Coast. Hunter & Foster quarrel, & go to Washington to settle the dispute - Foster is ordered back to Newbern - In the week, the enemy’s Iron clad boats “Queen of the West”, & “Indianola” have been captured. Van Dorn has vanquished the enemy near Nashville, taking a quantity of slaves, & upwards of 3000 prisoners. The telegram reports the advance of Banks on “Port Hudson”, & Rose Kranz on Bragg. - The peace party at the North & West are quiet - The Abolition Congress went out of power, leaving to Lincoln the right to suspend the [illegible words] at will, & marking him in fact, a military dictator. God</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 38]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">alone knows how this great conflict will end. Our enemies are mad, & their counsels are like the counsels of children. A firm & steady defiance is still called for at our hands. I give my share of it, relying upon God. - Sorry to see Genl. [illegible] Smith resign - & the Court of Inquiry acquit Genl. Evans of [illegible] charges. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">In my private affairs all is well, thank God. My family, at Cherry Grove, in health, & I am in better flesh & health than ever before. - In thee! do I trust, O! God. Strengthen my heart. - </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">March 29th 1863<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Since writing last no very important fact has transpired. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 39]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">By Genl. Walker’s order I assumed command of all the troops between Ashepoo & Combahee Rivers, including those at the Ferry (Combahee) on the 6th inst. Geo. “D” 24th T.C.V. has been added to by command which now includes the following troops:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Cos. “F”, “H”, “I” & “D” 24th T.C.V. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Co. B 1st Batt. S.S.S.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">3 cos. 5th S.C.V. cavalry</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Capt. Boman’s Battery [illegible] artly. & one piece Preston’s Ft. Battery, with the fixed Batteries on Ashepoo & Combahee. - In the West the enemy made naval attack on Ft. Hutson & were repulsed, two of their vessels, the Brooklyn & Monongahela passed the Battery - Banks’ land forces advanced but failed to attack. - At expedition </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 40]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">up the Yazoo has failed to accomplish anything of great importance, & Rosecrantz has not yet intimated his designs. In No. Ga. Genl. D. H. Hill advanced against the enemy at Newbern, but with what results is not certainly known by me. We [illegible] that the enemy in our front are moving in the direction of Edisto Isld. So it is reported. My outposts have reported for the past four mornings a [illegible] of lights & [illegible] on St. Helena, where [illegible] troops were encamped. I have been busy, since camping here, at work on the [illegible] Combahee Ferry, & strengthening the position at stocks causeway, on the [illegible] Road. Since</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 41]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">writing the above I have ridden up to Green Pond Station & learned by Telegram from Genl. Hagood, Comd. 2d Mil. Dist. that the enemy’s fleet in North Edisto landed two Regts. in Seabrook’s Isld. yesterday evening. - [Illegible] Pickets captured a Srgt. & one private, yesterday, of these Regts. This is the most pointed demonstration the enemy has yet made, & it may indicate his intention against Charleston. This has been a day of almost constant rain, with some thunder lightning, in the early part of it. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Illegible words] Port Secessionville</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">April 9th 1863<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Since writing my last note the enemy has clearly indicated his design against Charleston, & the 24th S.C.V. has been or-</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 42]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">dered to her defence. On the 4th inst. Genl. Hagood, Comd. the 2d Mil. Dist. telegraphed to Genl. Walker that four of the enemy’s Iron turreted boats were in the North Edisto, & subsequently, on the 5th, He reported their departure, bound in direction of Charleston. - I was ordered by telegram from Genl. Walker to [illegible] with the [illegible] companies of the 24th, & the Napoleon gun of Preston’s Battery at 1/4 to 3 a.m. on 4th, to Green Pond Station, for transportation to Charleston. Had to wait until 4 P.M. on the 5th for train. - On the morning of the 5th a telegram passed the Green Pond Station from Genl. Beauregard</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">to Genl. [illegible] reporting the enemy’s Iron Turrets off the Ch. [illegible] & a landing of troops </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 43]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">on Coles & Goat Islds. - I got to Charleston & [illegible] Depot at sunset on the 5th, marched to point on the Ft. Johnson Road, J.I. opposite Secessionville, & biovacked for the night - On the 6th moved over & took up our old camping ground at Secessionville. - Col. Stevens Comd. East Js. Isld & I the post of Secessionville & the 24th. Now stationed here, the 24th, 8th Geo. Batt. & a Batt. of the 2d Regt. S.C.V. artillery. Lt. Col. [illegible] - On the morning of the 6th [illegible] Rhett of Ft. Sumpter telegraphed to Col. Stevens that eight turrets & the Iron sides had crossed the Bar, & were lying off Morris Isld. - At 2 ½ P.M. on the 7th the lookout from</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 44]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">the observatory reported to me that the turrets were moving up Ship Channel - I took up my position on the observatory & saw them slowly heading up - Ft. Moultrie fired the first shot at ¼ to 3 P.M. [illegible] from turrets, were in line opposite Ft. Sumter & our Batteries were all firing. - The other turrets, with the Ironsides were still in Ship Channel, & unengaged, when I left the observatory at 3 ½ (to attend inspection of Regt.) but subsequently came into the action. It lasted until 5 ½ P.M. when the turrets withdrew. - Of the damage done to the enemy in this engagement I can not speak with anything like certainly. The “Keokuk”, one </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 45]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">of the turrets is reported by Col. Graham, Comdg. on Morris Isld. to be sunk off that Isld. & Col. Yates, from Sumter, telegraphed on yesterday, that she sunk at 9 a.m. of that day. - In addition to this, all of the Ironclad [illegible], used by the turrets to remove obstructions & explode torpedoes, is now ashore on Morris Isld. beach. - Of our own injury, I am not accurately informed. At Sumter, a ten inch gun was dismounted. & four or five men injured by bats, knocked out of an [illegible], which had been stopped up - at Moultrie one man was killed by the falling of the flag staff, & at Battery Wagner, on Morris Isld. three men</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 46]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">were killed & five wounded by the explosion of an ammunition chest. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">April 11th 163<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Since writing the above nothing of importance has transpired. - The injury sustained by Ft. Sumter, against which the turrets directed their fire, principally, is considerable. - The Keokuk is certainly sunk. I expect the turrets to renew the attack tomorrow, if they can remain long enough under the fire of our Batteries to do so, they will knock Ft. Sumter down. - At present I make out only two Regt. encampments on Coles & </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 47]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Goat Islds. The indications of the enemy’s occupation of Folly Isld. are certain, but in what force, we do not know. - If he has not a large force then he certainly has but few troops about Charleston for they are not on Cole’s & Goat Isld. in any force. This morning Coles Isld. Harbor is studded with steamers & schooners, & the Iron Clads are still off Morris Isld. Lt. Col Dugan, 21st S.C.V. went over last night on little Folly Isld. and attacked the enemy’s outpost, killing one & bringing off a prisoner. Palmer has gone down Schooner Creek, reconnoitering - We will, maybe know something of him.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 48]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">April 23 -<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Enemy did not attack next morning, but on the 12th, at high water, the turrets & the new Ironsides crossed the bar; <del>the</del> [illegible] but [illegible] for Ft. Royal - Land forces commenced leaving Coles Isld. same day. Today everything is quick. The enemy has not moved his force from Folly Isld. to our knowledge but in what force he is there, we can’t tell. Palmer’s scout alluded to in my note on the 11th did not amt. to more than seeing the enemy’s outpost on Folly Isld. In my “home circle” all is not well. - My jewels have the whooping cough, & little Sue is quite sick - Lottie</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 49]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">expected to go to Pinopolis on yesterday (22d) to escape the measles, now at Cherry Grove. - On Monday last, the 20th, Genl. Beauregard reviewed the troops of Jas. Isld. consisting of two Brigades Comd. by Genl. S. A Gist, the brigades being commanded by Genl. Clingman & Genl. Stevens - abt. 5,500 on the field. After Review, Genl. B. presented Battle flags to Regts. & Batteries - I responded in behalf of the Commands. - </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[See scan of diary for drawing] Beauregard’s Battle Flag. Stars white.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 50]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Pinopolis, Episcopal Passage, May 2d 1863. - </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">I came hither on the 27th [illegible], to see my family - little Sue is quite unwell with the whooping cough - all the rest well, except Savannah, who has measles. No news from our enemy. I left everything quiet about Charleston. - </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">In our room - Passage - May 6th / 63, before breakfast. - </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">I leave this rooming for Charleston to join my Regt. which, with the 46 Geo. & 8th Geo. Batt. & the 16th S.C.V. has been ordered to Jackson Miss. - “The path of duty is the path of safety.” I go cheerfully, for whatever others may </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 51] </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">have done to influence my going, it is the voice of the country to </span><span style="font-weight:400;">me</span><span style="font-weight:400;">; I have said nothing, & now and now readily obey orders. - I leave my precious family here in the hands of a good & gracious God, & feel the most perfect assurance in His blessed providence & care. - I am </span><span style="font-weight:400;">satisfied</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> that all will be right & well with us. - In Miss. I will be no farther from God than at Successville, & He is my refuge & strength. The papers of yesterday bring us the glorious news of another victory on the [illegible words]! for a season. My angel, & my little ones. - “</span><span style="font-weight:400;">May</span><span style="font-weight:400;">” God bless you. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 52]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Eutawville, St. John’s [illegible].</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">July 19th 1863<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Two months & a half have elapsed since I bade my family goodbye, at Pinopolis, & started with my Regt. for Jackson Miss. Since that time important events have transpired. Our great cause has suffered disadvantage & defeat; & today, our army, under [illegible], defeated in Pennsylvania, is again on this side of the [illegible]; Vicksburg & Ft. Hudson having surrendered, our victorious enemy marches against Jackson for the second time, & for the second time drives Genl. Johnson from the city, where to, I am not informed; Bragg</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 53] </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">falls back to Chattanooga; and the city of Charleston is besieged by land & sea! July 1863 is indeed an eventful month in the history of our struggle. Lee fought at Gettysburg on the 1st 2d & 3d; - Vicksburg capitulated on the 4th; Ft. Hudson on the 9th; [illegible] on Morris Isld effected on 10th; Johnston retreats from Jackson on the 16th; and what else the remaining twelve days of this momentous July may develop God alone knows. - The 24th Regt. under my command, reached Jackson Miss. on the afternoon of the 13th of May, & found Genl. Grant’s forces marching on the city by the roads from Clinton, to the West, &</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 54]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Raymond, to the South West. Genl. Johnson arrived on train with Regt. [illegible] force at Jackson, almost 6000 being too feeble to dispute the enemy’s occupation of the city. Genl. J. retired towards Canton on the 14th, the 24th S.C.V. position of 46 Geo. 14 Miss. Nelson’s Co. of Geo. Cavalry, with a [illegible] Battery, covering the retirement from the Clinton road, meeting the enemy at about 9 & holding him until about 1 P.M. I was wounded, through right leg, below knee, at 12½. 24th lost some 20 killed, 30 made prisoners, & about 50 wounded. - </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 55]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Grant took possession on the 14th & on the 15th began his march to Vicksburg, meeting Pemberton</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">at Baker’s Creek, half way, on 16th, & after a pitched battle drove him within his lines around the doomed city. There followed the [illegible] & the bloody assaults by the enemy, with the heroic defence by the garrison, who yielded on the 4th of July. -</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Johnson collected an army of about 30,000 men around Canton, but this force, the only protection for Miss. in case Genl. Pemberton’s army fell, it was wisely deemed prudent not to risk against Grant </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 56]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">who had strongly fortified himself among the hills around Vicksburg. After the fall of Vicksburg Grant marched on Jackson for the second time, & Genl. Johnson placed his [illegible] position to hold the city, but the telegram of the 17th tells us that he was compelled to evacuate the position on the 16th. - Where he now is, is not known, certainly. - So back to my Regt. next week, my wound having sufficiently improved [illegible words]. - Genl. Gilmore, the enemy’s Genl. Comd. the troops in the “[illegible] of the South”,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 57]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">succession to Hunter, is now in front of Charleston with a force of some 10 to 15000 troops, assisted by Adml. Dahlpren’s fleet of Iron & wooden vessels. The attack upon the city is this time by way of [illegible] Isld. last year, under Genl., it was by way of James Isld. The object of the enemy now, is to carry Morris Isld. with a view to erecting beaching batteries against the South West face (the [illegible] side) of Fort Sumter, that work, being the key to the possession of the Harbour. Last year <del>Branson’s</del> (?) object was to gain James Isld. east of the James Isld. Co. so as to command the </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 58]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">city from the bluffs opposite to the Battery. The victory on the 16th of June, <del>so disbanded</del> at Secessionville so crippled the enemy, & convinced [illegible] of the strength of our fortifications on James Isld. that he gave-up the undertaking, evacuating the Isld., early in July, & sending a portion of his troops, under Stevens, to reinforce the army of the Potomac, then retreating from Richmond. So far, though the enemy took our Batteries on the South end of Morris Isld & [illegible] possession of that portion of the Isld. he has been severely repulsed in every at-</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 59]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">tempt to take the northern portion. - His [illegible words] boats have been incessantly bombarding Battery wagons (a redoubt across the Isld. about one mile & a half from Comming’s Pt.). Since the 10th [illegible] while his troops have made several gallant assaults upon it, the last (that we have heard of.) having been made on Saturday night last, the 18th. I had a conversation with Genl. Beauregard on last Thursday. - His object is, to erect more heavy batteries on Sullivan’s & James Islds. to concentrate on the Northern portion of the disputed Island a fire so severe </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 60]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">as to render its occupation by the enemy impractical. The diagram will illustrate; the bench marks indicating the points at which it is proposed to build additional batteries. Our people are greatly alarmed at the possession of a portion of Morris Isld. by the enemy; much more so than they were last year, when he held a portion of an Isld. much nearer the city, & more directly commanding it. - The reason of this is to be found in two considerations: 1st, the fall of Vicksburg has impressed the people with the ability of the enemy to </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 61]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[See scan of diary for drawing]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 62]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Written on back of drawing] Oxford - Nov 10th/63. Genl. Beauregard’s [illegible] failed to [illegible] the <del>enem</del> northern end of Morris Isld. He was forced to abandon the entire Isld. early in Sept. and the possessing enemy is now [illegible] the rivers of Sumter from Batteries Gregg & Wagner, which works him been repaired under Genl. B’s concentrated fire. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">attack the shores so as to [illegible] its occupation by </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 63]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">approach the strongest positions by means of regular parallels, & as Morris Isld. affords excellent facilities for this means of attack, our people look to the fall of Ft. Wayne as a matter of time only. - 2d The Comdg. Genl. of the enemy is a skillful officer, who last year took Ft. Pulaski by erecting batteries on Gibes Isld. & breaching its weak side obliged its surrender. This was accomplished at an incredible distance, & his long range guns are feared against Sumter. But I am hopeful & do not believe he will succeed. - [illegible]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 64]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">to mention in the right place that the enemy’s force on James Isld. which had been landed, no doubt, to divide our attention, was [illegible] by Genl. Hagood on <del>Friday</del> Thursday morning last, & evacuated the Isld. on Saturday, no doubt to reinforce the command on Morris Isld. for the attack on Wagner, which I stated was made Saturday night. - So much for the military.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">My precious wife is quite unwell, & is now in bed. - I expect to leave next Tuesday week for Miss. if my wife is well enough. - </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 65]<br /><del>Pinopolis</del>- </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Monday night - Eutawville</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">July 27 1863. - <br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">My Lottie has just gone to rest; our little ones are quiet & I write this note as my last in this book, 8 P.M.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">On tomorrow morning I start for the west - once more I am about to say good bye to my angels, & the gracious mercy of God in the past makes my heart bold. - How often I have gone! And have never once failed to return! “I’ll praise him for all that’s past; & trust him for all that’s to come.” - I leave my precious wife greatly enfeebled, & now </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 66]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">too weak to sit up, but I believe that God will bless her. - Oh! How earnestly I shall pray for her! Hear our prayers, O! Lord, & grant us peace, and bring us, once more, under our own vine & fig tree, with none to molest us, or make us afraid.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Ellison Capers</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Tuesday Nov. 10 1863<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Though it has pleased God to take our little daughter Susan McGill from us, since I made the above note, yet</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 67]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">again has He been pleased to return me to my family after the dangers of battle. I am now recovering from a severe wound received at Chickamauga & am with Lottie & Frank, at my sister’s, at Oxford, Ga. - </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Praised be the loving kindness of God!<br /><br /></span>Capers<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 68]<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">[Blank page]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 69]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Act with [illegible]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Tel. Dispatch - Jany. 27t</span> <span style="font-weight:400;"> .80 cts<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Papers</span> <span style="font-weight:400;"> .10<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Blacking</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1.00<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Envelopes & Hymn Book</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">2.00<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Express for Bundle</span> <span style="font-weight:400;"> .50</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 70]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Illegible words]</span></p>
<ol><li><span style="font-weight:400;"> Capers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight:400;"> Capers</span></li>
</ol><p><span style="font-weight:400;">C H Stevens</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">[Page 71]<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">[Back cover]</span></p>
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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.
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[Page 1] <br />South Bank Tennessee River <br />Near Tuscumbia Ala. <br />Nov. 12th 1864 <br /><br />My own, precious Lottie <br /><br />We got a mail this morning, and in it was a letter from my own wife to her Ellie. It was your letter, in pencil, written on the 31st of October, and acknowledging my letters from Gadsden, (one by Steinmeyer’s boy) and on the back, the money from Rev. B. by whom I suppose you mean Brother Branham. You also tell me of your going to C.G. on the 8th inst. and of Miss Betty [Illegible] visit, with the information of the departure of that sweet old <span style="text-decoration:underline;">gentleman</span>, Mr. Iverson Graves. Peace & joy to his rest! I shall never forget the urbanity of his manner, and the genuineness of his spirit. His voice faltered as he kissed little Frank and said, “God bless you, my little son.” I felt that I was bidding him farewell, indeed, and that we would never meet again. I have never met anyone, who on so short an acquaintance, I was so much impressed with. <br /><br />I wrote you by a mail opportunity on day before yesterday, & I am sorry I sent the letter. I fear you will not understand it. I get so discouraged sometimes with the inefficiency of our army in all of its departments, that I lose <span style="text-decoration:underline;">all</span> my confidence in it. We were delayed here the first 8 or 10 days getting up supplies, the weather all the time bad, & rain falling every day. For the past four days our Engineers (?) with their lazy, slow and undisciplined Corps, have been keeping us waiting, while they are piecing out the pontoon bridge, the boats we have not being sufficient to spare the broad, noble Tenn. I think we will certainly cross tomorrow morning <br /><br />[Page 2] <br />Ben begs to be remembered to all. He sends his love to his wife. I have promised him a visit to her Christmas, whether I go or not. Don’t give yourself any uneasiness, my dear angel, on my account. I am very comfortable, & have a plenty to eat. By the time the money, which I wrote Stradley to send you, reaches you, I hope you will have enough to do you until the 1st of Jan. by which time I will be able D.V. to send you more. In your letter of the 14th of Oct. you told me that you would have $100 after buying some supper, paying Dr. Coffin, etc. (<span style="text-decoration:underline;">I don’t want you to pay Sage</span>.) I told Stradley to give [illegible] $20 & send the rest of my October pay, viz: $175, to you by mail. This, with the remittance from Oxford, will give you, with what you had before, enough to make $300, I hope. I wrote Aunt [illegible] a letter thanking her for her affectionate attention to you. I think of you daily, no, hourly, my dear, precious wife. Poor, and unworthy as they are, my prayers are for you and our cherished children. May God, our merciful Father, bless you & keep you. While I am reminded of it, let me ask you particularly, if you have received the [illegible] forms sent Frank, showing my losses, etc.? Don’t forget to answer this question. Continue to write me, and direct as before. I will get your letters, eventually, and when I do they rejoice my heart. My own lamb, give much love to Mamma, & remember me to the family. Take Frank & May in your arms, and hold them to your dear heart for your Ellie. Tell Frank Pa thinks all the while of him, & longs to kiss his dear little lips. I rejoice to know by your letter of the 17th (that by Randal) that May is improving. May God grant our children length of days & good health, my dear angel, and may they always be a blessing to you. Good bye, my own, loved, cherished wife. <br /><br />Ellison
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Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, November 12, 1864
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Capers begins his letter by telling Lottie he has received some of her letters including one which notifies him of the death of a Mr. Graves. He greatly admired this man and is sad to hear of his passing. He apologizes for sending Lottie a letter in which he complains about the inefficiency of the army but hopes that they will be able to cross the Tennessee River tomorrow. His servant, Ben, asks to be remembered to the family and then Capers discusses money with her. He closes the letter by telling her how much he loves her and their children.
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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.
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Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
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[Page 1] <br />Near Tuscumbia Ala. <br />Wednesday Nov. 9th 1864 <br /><br />My own dear Lottie <br /><br />We made a start on yesterday afternoon for the Tenn. but the incessant rain stopped us short. It is now raining in torrent, with every prospect of a prolonged wet, season. What a contrast to beautiful, bright October! It was really the most lovely month I ever experienced. <br /><br />[Illegible] started off on yesterday for Charleston. He was illy clad, had no shoes, and I thought I would not take him on the Tenn. tramp. I sent you a letter by him, containing several spare envelopes, which I had in my Portfolio. I also sent my pay account for October to the Qr. Master at Selma, who is a friend of mine, & asked him to cash it for me, and enclose one hundred & seventy five ($175) by mail to you. I trust that it may go safely. I think it <br /><br />[Page 2] <br />will. I fear, from your letter sent me in the bundle, that you may need money before this October remittance reaches you. I don’t want you to buy things for me, my darling wife, with the money I send you. It is scarcely enough to supply yourself and the children, and I desire your wants met. I am very comfortable, and doing very well indeed. If I had my pants & boots (the latter Minnis will bring, I am sure) I would want for nothing. <br /><br />1 P.M. A cold wind has just sprung up from the south, which may bring us the sunshine. I hope it may. I send this by Holmes, who goes to the rear completely used up by our exposures & fatigues. My own health is fine & excellent. What a great blessing good health is! I am annoyed that I can do no <br /><br />[Page 3] <br />studying. Every whit of my time is employed, & when we stop a day, or so, or delay a week, even, as we have done here, I am employed fixing up my command, and in a hundred little ways, officially, which consumes time. I have <span style="text-decoration:underline;">all</span> the head work to do in my Regt. My officers are willing & ready, but incompetent. The weight of the impact of that word is pregnant with great issues. Incompetence! It is a vampire, everywhere in our army – sucking the very life blood of all our efforts. Kiss my little darlings for their anxious father, & my dear Lottie, my own precious, most cherished angel, accept the assurance of your Ellie’s constant devotion. May God keep you. <br /><br />Ellison
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Capers writes that the army has finally set off towards the Tennessee River but had to stop again on account of torrential rain. He tells Lottie that he will send her money from his October pay and that she should not spend it on items for him. He also wishes that he had time to study but says he is constantly employed in fixing his command. His officers are incompetent and in his opinion, incompetence runs rampant through the army.
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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.
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Confederate States of America--History, Military
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
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[Page 1]
Still in Bivouac
Tuscumbia – Tuesday
Nov. 8th 1864
My darling wife
The rain still comes, & locks our wheels. But a start for Tenn. is spoken of tomorrow, though I have not yet received anything official on the subject. My dear angel, I too long to see you & our little ones. Bless my boy. My heart warms to the dear fellow. Tell him Pa has a fine deer story to tell him, which shall be a true story. Give Mamma my warmest thanks for the shirts & flannel, & remember me to the family. Did you ever get a note I wrote you, on the eve of going into Battle of Jonesboro on the 31st of Aug.? I gave it to Maxwell to mail for me. I want you to put my scarf in my bundle if you have the bundle with you. Otherwise, never mind. And now, my dear wife, good bye. Take good care of yourself, & may God keep you. Kiss the children for me, darling, over & over again.
Your dearest husband
Ellison
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Capers writes Lottie a short letter stating that the army still has not left for Tennessee on account of bad weather but they may leave tomorrow. He asks Lottie to tell Frank that he has a deer story to tell him and to thank his mother for the shirts and flannels. He asks Lottie to send him his scarf, if possible, and if she received a note he wrote her on the eve of the Battle of Jonesboro.
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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.
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[Page 1] <br />Bivouac 24th S.C.V <br />Tuscumbia Ala. <br />Nov. 5 1864 <br /><br />My dear, precious wife <br /><br />We have been unexpectedly delayed here receiving our tardy and scant supplies of Qr. Masters & commissary stores. When we reached this place I reported 23 barefooted men, and 113 men who actually needed shoes, not to refer to the wants for blankets & clothing. On yesterday they gave me 26 prs. of shoes to fill out my report! 16 prs. of pants, etc.! I see by Mr. Bryce’s speech in Columbia, that he thinks of these things. Our delay here may frustrate the Tenn. campaign, though a day or two more will decide. <br /><br />I sent you a telegram on yesterday of <span style="text-decoration:underline;">five</span> words, & what do you think, my darling, I had to pay for it? $9 ½! I could have sent ten words for the same, but did not know it until my dispatch had gone. I send you, by my old Qr. Master Addison, a letter written on the 2nd, and containing $20. That letter, dear Lottie, made the 5th I had written you since leaving Palmetto. Only <span style="text-decoration:underline;">five letters</span>, in a period of five weeks, written to my own Lottie! It was a trial to my heart, my dearest one. I would think of you on the march, & when we halted at night, I would long for a mail opportunity. This is our fifth day here, and no mail yet! I begin to look for [illegible]. When he comes he ought to bring me a letter, & my boots. Your letter, written on the 14th ult., came in good time, & I believe is about as late a date <br /><br />[Page 2] <br />as any of my friends have from S.C. Wm. Henry Cain dined with me today, & said his last letter was dated the 7th ult. Ben gave me a right good dinner. I left it entirely to him. He will do anything if you praise him a little, or attach an importance to the duty you require, & seem to rely upon his capacity to accomplish it. But he does not bear surveillance well, & if disciplined, it must be constantly kept up. He can’t bear to be rebuked or reproved. I find him most invaluable to me. I suppose you will go to C.G. by the last of this month. I will continue to direct (sunset, just now, <span style="text-decoration:underline;">my bundle</span> is handed me by a gentleman just from Macon) to Aiken until about the 20th D.V. when I will write to C.G. <br /><br />Sunday Nov. 6th 1864 <br /><br />No signs of a move this morning. Sherman makes golden hours of our delay. I fear we will have no campaign into Tenn. Well, we have changed Sherman’s plans & relieved the pressure in Georgia, if we go no further. I examined the contents of my bundle with much interest. The shirts are very nice. I will write M.V. a note by this mail opportunity & thank her for so comfortable & elegant a present. The gloves, Lot, are the very thing. They come up well over the wrists. The fingers are just right, and they have very good shape. The worsted cap came in the very nick of time. So did the covering for my chest. I will direct this to C.G. as I expect you will be <br /><br />[Page 3] <br />there by the time it reaches S.C. I allow [illegible] to go to Charleston. He will mail this there. I want you to write to him, directing to Mr. Sage’s care, so that he may know whether to call at Kalmia on his way back, or not, for my bundle containing my pants and C. If you have it at C.G. send it to Sage by first opportunity, so that George can get it there. I will direct him to call at Sage’s. My health continues excellent, my darling. I read the extracts you sent me, & send them back to you. You must not allow my views to disturb your mind, dearest. You do not understand me, I see, however, and we will let the subject drop. Though I can not forbear the expression of some mortification at your intimation of my being a little dashed with crazy! I send you all the spare envelopes I have. Don’t send me any more. I <span style="text-decoration:underline;">do</span> <br /><br />[Page 4] <br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">not like to use them</span>. I will finish this tomorrow, dearest. <br /><br />Monday Nov. 7 – The indications are this morning, Lottie dear, that we will cross the Tenn. day after tomorrow. I will send George [illegible] tomorrow. We have had a great deal of rain, so far, this month. Oct. was a most lovely month.
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In his letter on the 5th, Capers states that the army has been delayed in crossing the Tennessee River due to a delay in supplies. He reports the large number of men who are in need of shoes and other necessities and the small amount that is actually given to them. He talks about the cost of sending a telegram and how the mail is very slow. He also mentions his servant, Ben, and his character. In his letter on the 6th, Capers tells Lottie that there is still no sign of movement of the army and he wonders if the campaign will happen at all. He also describes the contents of a bundle he receives including shirts and a cap and gloves. He closes the letter by discussing where a new bundle should be sent as well as some extracts that Lottie sent. In his short letter on the 7th, Capers states that they are going to cross the Tennessee River the day after tomorrow.
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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.
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United States--Military history
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Confederate States of America--History, Military
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
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[Page 1] <br />Tuesday Evening <br />Tuscumbia Ala. Nov. 1st 1864 <br /><br />My own dear wife <br /><br />The army reached this point on yesterday. We have rested today & will probably rest here tomorrow. Our men <span style="text-decoration:underline;">need</span> shoes & clothing which I hope will be issued here. We cross the Tenn. River opposite to this town, at Florence, & take up the march for Tenn. What our programme will be, our leaders alone know. We were promised a mail here today, but none has so far arrived. Our march from Decatur to this place was along the Memphis & C.L. R.R. & through the ample & beautiful valley of the Tenn. But the broad, noble fields are overgrown with dog fennel & broom grass, and the tall isolated chimneys of these once teeming plantations, standing amid the blackened ruins of homes once beautiful, speak to my heart a <span style="text-decoration:underline;">sad, sad</span> comment on this great struggle. The fields are level, & the settlements (the few remaining) located off the road & in groves of oak & Osage orange, remind me of St John’s. I need not add, my dear one, that with every view which brings your old home to my mind, you, dearest Lottie, are always on my heart. It is a great trial to me not to be able to write you every day. But we have no mail, & have been, until reaching this point, clear away from Rail Roads. Now the cars run from Corinth to within 16 or 18 miles of this place. I send this by an officer who goes to Richmond. Get an atlas & look [illegible] the long, round about way from this army to [illegible]. I will [illegible] down for you: From <br /><br />[Page 2] <br />Tuscumbia Ala. to Corinth Miss. Corinth to Meridian Miss. From Meridian to Demopolis, Selma & Montgomery Ala. Then on to Opelika Ala. & Columbus Ga. Macon & Augusta! It would take six days to go from Tuscumbia to S.C. I send you a little note by which you may see how many miles we have marched, & how constantly we have been on the go since we left Palmetto. I have not had the opportunity to study <span style="text-decoration:underline;">a line</span>. I barely have time to read my prayer book. Our starting hour is daylight, & we get into camp from 4 to dark, every day, tired and dirty. <br /><br />Wednesday November 2nd 1864 <br /><br />My darling Lottie <br /><br />This is a damp, gloomy day. Just such a day, dear Lottie, as makes a fireside cosy. How dear & precious <span style="text-decoration:underline;">our fireside</span> would be if we were permitted to enjoy it. But all such pleasures are adjudged secondary to the great first duty which the people of the South are paying the more; all covered with blood & tears as he is. I have not received the package you sent me by [illegible] yet. Willie has it, & he has not yet joined the army. It is a great disappointment to me, [illegible] of Genl. Beauregard’s staff, promised to get it for me but he has not so far. My bundle is with the S.C. Relief Society at Macon. What was in it? It will be a long time before I get your answer to this question. Well, my darling Lottie, it will be some time before I get a chance to write again. <br /><br />[Page 3] <br />We cross the Tenn. Tomorrow or the day after, & I think we will march on Nashville. If Sherman follows us we may have to give him battle, in which event our Generals confidently expect to beat him. If he evacuates Atlanta & Rome & Georgia, we will have gained the object of our campaign. May God grant it. <br /><br />My health continues very good. I send you in this $20 which is a small sum to send you, my darling wife, but I send all I have. I have been obliged to buy a horse. Hardtimes & my brown horse have both failed. I have walked a good deal on our march. Tell Frank Pa names his new horse Woodfire, after Grandpa’s fine [illegible] horse he used to ride & drive in Anderson. I gave $19[00] for Woodfire. I hope he may take me safely into Tenn. Let one know, my darling Lot, how you are off for money. I want you to write a note to Mr. [illegible], at my request, to say that he need not send me the books named by the Bishop, as I can’t possibly study on this campaign. When I wrote for them at Jonesboro, I had no idea of this active campaign. I hope, my precious one, that you will receive this letter in good time, & that those sent you from [illegible words], Cedar Town, Gadsden & Decatur (six, including this) have arrived safely. If I get a chance while in Tenn. I will not omit to write to you, my dearest. If I get a letter from you before I leave Tuscumbia I will acknowledge it by telegram. I will write to Dr. Maxwell at Macon <br /><br />[Page 4] <br />and get him to take care of my bundle for me. Maxwell is now a surgeon in one of the hospitals at Macon – Fair Grounds Hospital No. 2. I send you a note from him to read, which I rec’d by hand today. <br /><br />I must say farewell my dear Lottie. This absence is painful to me, my precious wife, but my hope is in God. He doeth all things well. Kiss my little ones for me my Lottie, & give much love to the family. May God keep & bless you. <br /><br />With all my heart, my own dear wife, <br /><br />Your devoted <br />Ellie <br /><br />[Fragment from another undated letter] <br /><br />[Page 1] <br /><br />3rd Page <br /><br />lose their votes (which are the principal votes) & yet have the appearance of being defeated, for I have no idea that I was elected by the vote of the people at home, though Bowie showed me my name on eight tickets in the Courier of the 8th inst. I desire it to be understood that the nomination was made without my knowledge, & came too late to be either withdrawn <span style="text-decoration:underline;">by me</span>, or to meet the vote of my friends in the army. Besides, it is a line of duty inconsistent with my purpose for the future. If I should have been elected though, I will endeavor to be serviceable in that capacity. [Illegible], who has been to hospital, has just come in, & reports [illegible] on the way with a bundle & letter for me. I will write you again when he delivers them, my darling, <br /><br />[Page 2] <br />and make two letters for you, by different hands, so that if you miss one, you may get the other. <br /><br />Goodbye, my dear Lottie. My health is excellent. I have no time for study, & barely time to read my prayer book night & morning. Kiss my dear little ones for me. Much love to the family. <br /><br />May God keep & bless you, my precious wife, & hasten the time of our reunion. <br /><br />Your devoted <br />Ellie
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Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, November 1 and 2, 1864
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United States--Military history
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In his letter on the 1st, Capers describes to Lottie what he has seen on the march towards Tennessee including ruined plantations and overgrown fields and how it makes him miss her and their home. He then gives her a list of every place they have marched so far. In his letter on the 2nd, Capers writes about the mail and how it will be hard for him to send letters. He also asks her about money and that he has had to buy a new horse named Woodfire. He also asks her to stop the Bishop from sending him books since he will not have time to read them. In the fragment, he talks about his nomination to the Legislature.
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Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908
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1864-11-01
1864-11-02
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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.
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Capers, Ellison 1837-1908
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1861-1865
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United States--Military history
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America--History, Military
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
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A1961.1
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[Page 1] <br />Bivouac 24th S.C.V. <br />Decatur Ala. <br />Friday Oct. 28th 1864 <br /><br />My own beloved wife <br /><br />Here I am way up here in Northern Ala, & on the Tennessee River! We have had most lovely weather until day before yesterday, when our march to this place was made most unpleasant by a constant, hard rain. Today is bright and beautiful. Decatur is garrisoned by from 2 to 5000 men, is well fortified. Our army has been in front of it since day before yesterday evening, but I see no preparations for an assault. What is on the card I can’t say. We have marched 320 miles, to this point. <br /><br />I sent you two letters from Gadsden Ala, where we stopped a day. Our mails come up to us, but we have no way of sending off letters yet. Bowie has an opportunity today, & I write by it. My health continues to be good my darling. I received your letter of the 14th inst. while on Sand Mt. Thank you my angel for remembering me on my birthday. Did you think of it, that the 23rd inst. was Oddy’s birthday? Dear fellow! He realizes a perfect enjoyment of it, now. I was not surprised at my defeat in the Legislature. If my Va. friends & my own company had given me only a tolerable vote, I would have been elected, but neither of these know of my nomination, & therefore did not vote for me. My German friends in Charleston gave me a very handsome vote, for which I am much obliged to them. My friends here (Charleston) after examining the returns think I have nothing to be ashamed of. I do, <br /><br />[Page 2] <br />as my vote was given me without feather’s weight of effort on my part. But this is my first and last appearance on the political stage. <br /><br />In your letter of the 14th, you did not say <span style="text-decoration:underline;">when</span> you expected to go to Cherry Grove, but only that you would meet your sister & Dwight at Branchville after they had visited Mrs. D & the younger Mrs. Dwight. I take it that these visits will consume most of the month of November, so that I will direct this to Aiken. In your letter, dearest, you ask me what it is that troubles my peace of mind? My darling Lottie, I have, in common with thousands of my comrades, much on my mind [illegible], but I thank God, my Lottie, that my peace of mind is fortified by His Grace which He vouchsafes to me for Jesus sake. I have everything to be grateful for my darling, & I am most grateful to God for His goodness & loving kindness to me. You must not think me unhappy darling. You & our little ones fill my heart, & if God unites us again we will live for Him, & be perfectly happy. <br /><br />Kiss my boy & little May. Love to the family. And may God keep & bless you & ours, & give us His Spirit for this life & the life hereafter. <br /><br />My dear Lottie, my angel, adue <br /><br />Your <br />Ellie
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Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, October 28, 1864
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United States--Military history
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America--History, Military
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
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Capers writes that the army has reached Decatur in northern Alabama and has been camped outside of the garrison for a few days. He talks about the mail and thanks Lottie for remembering his birthday. He also mentions that he was not surprised by his defeat in the Legislature since many of his friends did not know to vote for him. He closes by trying to tell Lottie that although he has much on his mind, he is fortified by God and is grateful for His love and kindness.
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Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908
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The Citadel Archives & Museum
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1864-10-28
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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.
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https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/511
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A1961.1, Box 3, Folder 41
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Ellison Capers Collection
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Citadel Class of 1857
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Capers, Ellison Collection, 1861-1865
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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.
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Capers, Ellison 1837-1908
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The Citadel Archives & Museum
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1861-1865
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https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/collections/show/4
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United States--Military history
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America--History, Military
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
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A1961.1
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Citadel Class of 1857
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[Page 1] <br />Bivouac at Gadsden Ala. <br />Friday October 21st ‘64 <br /><br />My precious wife <br /><br />I wrote you from Cedar Town Ga. on the 9th inst. and sent the letter by Minnis. I hope you have received it several days since. This army has been marching every day since we crossed the Chattahoochee on the 29th of Sept. last. From Cedar Town we marched up to the R.R. & made a finish of it to Resaca to Tunnel Hill. Our Corps (now com’d by Chatham) destroyed the road from Dalton to Tunnel Hill, & our division did the work at Dalton, capturing the garrison of 750 negro soldiers & 100 whites. I spent my birthday in part tearing up R.R. & on the march from Dalton to Villanow, which is 15 miles south west of Dalton. Our army is here now, having arrived last night. We will take up the march again this afternoon for Northern Ala. and Tenn. This is a great undertaking & I trust that the spirit of God may go along with it. If you look on the map you will see what a march we have performed. From Jonesboro to Palmetto, Powder Springs, Cedar Town, Cane Spring, across the Coosa & up to Resaca, Dalton, & Tunnel Hill, & then down to Villanow, Alpine & now here at Gadsden; in all a march of 257 miles. We are very much fatigued my darling when we stop to camp at night. We have had two mails since we left Palmetto, one <br /><br />[Page 2] <br />at Cedar Town and the other at this place. I send this by an opportunity to be mailed in So. Ca. D.V. Such a length of time has never before passed without my writing to you my dear Lottie. I am so much engaged, & our march is so constant that I have not had time to write you at night and our starts are always at daylight. We are halting here to get shoes for our <span style="text-decoration:underline;">bare footed</span> men; of whom I <span style="text-decoration:underline;">have 20 in my regiment</span>. I omitted to tell you that my Regt. was sent out to hold a gap in Taylor’s Ridge, near Villanow. The enemy, in force, pressured me heavily, & I lost some 20 of my men, three of my best officers captured. Sherman is said to be following us, but I doubt if he is, in force. If he really is, however, I can’t see how it will affect our march toward Tenn. I was gratified at the kind manner in which I was nominated for the Legislature, but I am very sorry that I did not see the nomination <span style="text-decoration:underline;">in time</span> to withdraw my name. The <span style="text-decoration:underline;">first</span> I knew of it, was in your letter & Bowie’s paper rec’d at Cedar Town on the night of the 8th. The election day being the 11th, only <span style="text-decoration:underline;">three days</span> from that time. I had no mail, nor telegraphic opportunities by which I could withdraw, yet I wrote to the courier so doing and sent my note to [illegible]. My men, who would have gladly voted for me, knew nothing of it, & I suppose the Charleston Soldiers in Va. did not know of it and so I will <br /><br />[Rest of letter is missing]
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Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, October 21, 1864
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United States--Military history
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America--History, Military
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
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Capers writes to Lottie about the recent movements of the army and what he has been doing. He tells her the places they have marched to and that it adds up to 257 miles. He apologizes for not writing more and states that the only reason they have stopped in Gadsden is so the bare footed men could get shoes. He also mentions that he was nominated for the Legislature and was gratified but has heard nothing about it and could not withdraw on account of not having mail or telegraphic access.
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Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908
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The Citadel Archives & Museum
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1864-10-21
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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.
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https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/510
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A1961.1, Box 3, Folder 39
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Ellison Capers Collection
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1860-1869
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Citadel Class of 1857
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Capers, Ellison Collection, 1861-1865
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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.
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Capers, Ellison 1837-1908
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The Citadel Archives & Museum
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1861-1865
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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.
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English
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https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/collections/show/4
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United States--Military history
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America--History, Military
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
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A1961.1
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Text
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Citadel Class of 1857
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[Page 1] <br />12 Miles West of Marietta <br />Tuesday 4th Oct.’64 <br /><br />My darling loved wife <br /><br />A mail starts today. When it will reach you is another thing. Yesterday we rec’d a mail & got your letter of the 23rd and 24th of Sept. in which you acknowledge the receipt of my copy of the letter to Mr. Gadsen & C. I read your approval of my course with great gratification. We are making a move against Sherman, which will <span style="text-decoration:underline;">result</span> in his defeat, or our great discomfiture. Stewart’s Corps took possession of the R.R. above Marietta on yesterday. We will throw our army across his road, & fortify, which will force him to attack us. We hope to be successful. I am quite well. Think of me as being more comfortable than ever before. My time is all employed, nearly, darling. I hope to have an opportunity of sending <br /><br />[Page 2] <br />you a letter by the last of the week, by hand to Augusta. My own angel, my trust and hope is in the God of our fathers & my heart is ever with you & our dear children. He will do well & I am willing, cheerfully, to submit to His providence. <br /><br />I write merely a line by this mail, dear Lottie. <br /><br />God bless you and ours. <br /><br />Your <br />Ellie
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Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, October 4, 1864
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United States--Military history
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America--History, Military
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
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Capers writes a short letter to Lottie in which he states that the army is making a move against Sherman and that they hope to be successful. He tells Lottie that his hope and trust is in God and that he is willing to submit to His will.
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Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908
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The Citadel Archives & Museum
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1864-10-04
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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.
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English
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https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/509
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A1961.1, Box 3, Folder 38
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Ellison Capers Collection
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1860-1869
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Citadel Class of 1857