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After graduation he taught at The Citadel before joining the Confederacy. By the end of the Civil War, Capers had been appointed Brigadier General. After the war, Capers entered the ministry. In 1887 he was consecrated assistant bishop of South Carolina. The Ellison Capers Collection at The Citadel Archives includes letters and diaries dated between 1861 and 1865. This digital collection includes letters written by Capers to his wife Lottie during the war and a diary he kept from July of 1862 through November of 1863. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-1865 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Page 1] Cover. [Page 2] For words to be defined, see 1st of February. [Page 3] ORIGINAL EDITION. CLAYTON’S POCKET DIARY, FOR 1860. PUBLISHED ANNUALLY. NEW YORK: E.B. CLAYTON’S SONS, PRINTERS AND STATIONERS, No. 161 Pearl Street. [Page 4] [See original document for calendar.] [Page 5] SUNDAY, January 1st, 1860. Books desirable, & to be read. Jefferson’s kind of correspondence. Ellison’s & Madison’s debates. Peter Parley’s Recollections. Luther Martin’s letter. Dr. Hammond’s history of political parties in the state of New York. [Page 6] MONDAY, January 2d, 1860. John Adam’s Works. “Odd People” by Capt __ . “Evenings at Home.” [Note: numerous pages ripped out of journal.] [Page 7] SATURDAY, January 21st, 1860. July - 10 - 1863 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. - [Page 8] SUNDAY, January 22d, 1860. July 11th 1863 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. MONDAY, January 23d, 1860. July 12 1863 Turrets bombard Battery Wagner. July 14th - 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. [Page 9] TUESDAY, January 24th, 1860. July 13 ‘63 [See original document for map.] WEDNESDAY, January 25th, 1860. July 14 ‘63 [See original drawing for map.] [Page 10] THURSDAY, January 26th, 1860. July 15 ‘63 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. - FRIDAY, January 27th, 1860. July 16 ‘63 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. - [Page 11] SATURDAY, January 28th, 1860. July 17 ‘63 Lottie, Frank, Sue, & I, with servants go up to Eutawville, from which point I leave for the week. Lottie quite unwell. - SUNDAY, January 29th, 1860. July 18 ‘63 Saturday. 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. [Page 12] MONDAY, January 30th, 1860. July 19 ‘63 Sunday! My Lottie still quite feeble.- Hear Rev. Mr Johnson preach in the river afternoon. TUESDAY, January 31st, 1860. July 20 ‘ 63 Opens clear & pleasant. Dr. Jas. Palmer calls & announces enemy’s assault on Battery Wagner on Saturday night. Mercury of today comes up to [illegible] at night, & I go over to Mr. Jas Gailard’s to read account of fight on 18th. - [Page 13] WEDNESDAY, February 1st, 1860. July 21 ‘83 [Illegible words.] THURSDAY, February 2nd, 1860. July 22 ‘63 Paper of this morning read at Mr Gaillards. [See original document for map.] [Page 14] FRIDAY, February 3d, 1860. July 23 -’63 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. SATURDAY, February 4th, 1860. July 24 - 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. [Page 15] SUNDAY, February 5th, 1860. July 25 Opens brightly. - Lottie better still, but feeble. A rainy afternoon, with sharp thunder. MONDAY, February 6th, 1860. July 26 ‘63 Sunday - No church. Lottie very feeble, but up for the most part of the day. - [Page 16] THURSDAY, February 9th, 1860. July 29 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. FRIDAY, February 10th, 1860. July 30 [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. [Page 17] SATURDAY, February 11th, 1860. July 31 - 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. SUNDAY, February 12th, 1860. August 1st ‘63 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. - [Page 18] MONDAY, February 13th, 1860. Aug. 2d 63 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. - TUESDAY, February 14th, 1860. Aug. 3d ‘63 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. [Note: following numbers written over journal entry] 82.50 .10 8.2500 82.50 . 25 $74.25 [Page 19] FRIDAY, February 17th, 1860. 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]! SATURDAY, February 18th, 1860. Aug. 10th 1863. 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. Aug. 15 1863. No special news from the enemy. [Page 20] SUNDAY, February 19th, 1860. 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: Hd. Qurs. Morton Miss special orders Aug. 10th ‘63 No. 152 The fol WEDNESDAY, February 22d, 1860. lowing ration will govern the issue to the army of the Miss. from Aug. 1st ‘63 until otherwise ordered: Bacon to the ration ⅓ Pound Salted Pork “ ⅓ “ Beef “ 1 “ Smoked Beef “ ¾ “ Flour " 1 " Corn Meal “ 1 “ Hrd. Bread “ 1 “ Peas, or Beans in lieu of Rice to the 100 rations 8 qrts. Rice to 100 rations 10 pounds [Page 21] THURSDAY, February 23d, 1860. 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. - FRIDAY, February 24th, 1860. Aug. 16th, Sunday. 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. Aug. 17th Opens cloudy. [Page 22] MONDAY, February 27th, 1860. [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. TUESDAY, February 28th, 1860. 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]. [Page 23] WEDNESDAY, February 29th, 1860. 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. THURSDAY, March 1st, 1860. Aug. 21st Friday - 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. [Page 24] FRIDAY, March 2d, 1860. 22d Augst. Saturday 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. - SATURDAY, March 3d, 1860. 23d August - Sunday. 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 [Page 25] SUNDAY, March 4th, 1860. Brigade leave for Chattanooga. A very warm day. Capt. Gist quite sick in Morton. [Illegible] threatened with Typhoid fever there. MONDAY, March 5th, 1860. Monday. Aug. 24th 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 [Page 26] TUESDAY, March 6th, 1860. 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. WEDNESDAY, March 7th, 1860. Aug. 25th - Tuesday 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]. [Page 27] THURSDAY, March 8th, 1860. Aug. 26th. 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 FRIDAY, March 9th, 1860. P.M. for Chattanooga in Company with Genl. Helm & staff. Joe’s fare $4. Aug. 27th Thursday 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. [Page 28] SATURDAY, March 10th, 1860. Aug. 28th Cross Mobile Bay in the Steamer Mary Wilson & take cars for [illegible] 16 & 22d Ala. 19th La. Genl. Adams’ Brigade. Aug. 29th Arrive at M. at 5½ A.M. Join Regt. & off for West Pt. at 7½. Meet my afflicted friend Mrs. [illegible]. - SUNDAY, March 11th, 1860. 30th Aug - Sunday. 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. [Page 29] MONDAY, March 12th, 1860. Aug 31st Monday. 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! TUESDAY, March 13th, 1860. Sept. 1st Tuesday. - 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. [Page 30] WEDNESDAY, March 14th, 1860. Sept. 2d Wednesday. Mustered the 46th Geo. for bay. 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. THURSDAY, March 15th, 1860. Sept. 3d Thursday - 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. [Page 31] FRIDAY, March 16th, 1860. Sept. 4th 1863. 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. SATURDAY, March 17th, 1860. Sept. 5th 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. [Page 32] SUNDAY, March 18th, 1860. 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. MONDAY, March 19th, 1860. Sept. 7 ‘63 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. [Page 33] TUESDAY, March 20th, 1860. Sept. 8 1863 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. WEDNESDAY, March 21st, 1860. Sept. 12th 1863 Saturday! 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 [Page 34] THURSDAY, March 22d, 1860. 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 FRIDAY, March 23d, 1860. giving Bragg battle, our only chance to redeem the loss of Tennessee, is failed, & defeated. I fear it will be so. The news from Charleston brings the intelligence of the evacuation of Morris Isld. by our forces, on Sunday Night last, the 6th inst, with little loss. [Page 35] SATURDAY, March 24th, 1860. 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 SUNDAY, March 25th, 1860. approaches nearly up to the ditch. On Wednesday, the 9th, before day, 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! [Page 36] MONDAY, March 26th, 1860. 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 TUESDAY, March 27th, 1860. 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 peace & security of so many homes destroyed, by the numerous armies of our wicked & powerful foe. Since [Page 37] WEDNESDAY, March 28th, 1860. 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, THURSDAY, March 29th, 1860. never! Sunday - 13th Sept. 1863 Attended divine service today, in company with Genl. Gist, at the Episcopal Church- A very good sermon, & the service grateful. Joshua VII Ch. 131. [Page 38] FRIDAY, March 30th, 1860. Monday 14 - Sept. Engaged today in opening a road in rear of the range of hills selected for the defence of the Summerville road. A pleasant bath in the Oostanaula, gave Hard Times a swim. SATURDAY, March 31st, 1860. Tuesday 15 Sept. 63 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. [Page 39] SUNDAY, April 1st, 1860. Wednesday, Sept. 16th / 63 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. MONDAY, April 2d, 1860. Thursday. Sept. 17th / 63 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. - [Page 40] TUESDAY, April 3d, 1860. Friday. Sept 18th / 63 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. WEDNESDAY, April 4th, 1860. Saturday- Sept 19th / 63 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. [Page 41] THURSDAY, April 5th, 1860. Friday. Sept 18th, 63 Monday Sept. 21st 1863 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. FRIDAY, April 6th, 1860. Oxford. Ga. - Oct. 6th 1863 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 [Page 42] SATURDAY, April 7th, 1860. 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] SUNDAY, April 7th, 1860. & 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- [Page 43] MONDAY, April 8th, 1860. ting up, while I make this note. Tuesday, Nov. 10 - ‘63 This is a very cold day. My wound is much improved - I walk on crutches with little difficulty. Our news is not stirring from any quarter of the TUESDAY, April 10th, 1860. 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 [Page 44] WEDNESDAY, April 11th, 1860. 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 THURSDAY, April 12th, 1860. with Bridgeport. P.W.A. writing to the Savannah paper on the 2d inst . says: “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 [Page 45] FRIDAY, April 13th, 1860. 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 SATURDAY, April 14th, 1860. Southwest. 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 [Page 46] SUNDAY, April 15th, 1860. some of the prices noticed at Atlanta yesterday: Breakfast $3.75 Chickens $3 to 3½ Ladies shoes $75. Shirt $8 [illegible] MONDAY, April 16th, 1860. [Blank page.] [Page 47] FRIDAY, May 25th, 1860. [Blank page.] SATURDAY, May 26th, 1860. Left with Lottie & Kate for Eutawville. [Page 48] SUNDAY, June 10th, 1860. Our daughter, Katherine Marion was baptised this day, by Rev. Roberts Johnson, at the Episcopal Church in the village of Eutawville. MONDAY, June 11th, 1860. [Blank page.] [Page 49] SATURDAY, June 16th, 1860. Returned from Eutawville. SUNDAY, June 17th, 1860. [Blank page.] [Page 50] MONDAY, June 18th, 1860. [Blank page.] TUESDAY, June 19th, 1860. Bought Lane Books of McCarter & Dawson. [Page 51] FRIDAY, June 22d, 1860. Mr. & Mrs. Heyward Gov. Lynn & [illegible words] SATURDAY, June 23d, 1860. Made note in Bank of the S. of So. Ca., for $100. Due August 23d. [Page 52] SUNDAY, June 24th, 1860. [Blank page.] MONDAY, June 25th, 1860. Schirner, having [illegible] in possession. [Page 53] THURSDAY, June 28th, 1860. The Corps, Lt. Norris, escorted the Palmetto & Moultrie Guard. Was invited to dine with Palmetto & Moultrie Guards. Did not accept. FRIDAY, June 29th, 1860. DuPont, Sqd. Mon. improperly dismissing classes after marching from 10, S.C., recitation: [illegible] class on steps. [Illegible], visiting in study hours. [Page 54] MONDAY, July 2d, 1860. Est. 16 pt. milk tickets of Irishman Honest! An extremely hot day! TUESDAY, July 3d, 1860. Received of Mazyck, [illegible], $75., one quarter’s salary to 30 of June. [Page 55] FRIDAY, July 6th, 1860. Wells & Farr, [illegible], allowing contraband articles to be introduced into Mess Hall. Carr, Lowell & Schipman introducing the same. Not returning [illegible]. [Illegible], Allison Moses - Haynesworth H. Griffin SATURDAY, July 7th, 1860. Whispering - Neil & Wilbr: (Smiling - [illegible words] & Middleton.) Not keeping eyes to front. Hain. [illegible words] [Page 56] SUNDAY, July 8th, 1860. [Blank page.] MONDAY, July 9th, 1860. Left Lottie at 8 P.M. for Spartanburg. Weather very warm. [Page 57] TUESDAY, July 10th, 1860. Arrived at Columbia at 5½ A.M. 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. WEDNESDAY, July 11th, 1860. This day I heard 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. - How the scene changes as the wheel goes round! [Page 58] THURSDAY, July 12th, 1860. Breakfast at Prof. DuPre’s with Cody & Ma. - Dine & take tea with same. 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. - FRIDAY, July 13th, 1860. 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. A new moon A star light night - we sang together. Goodbye - God bless you. ½ past 10 P.M. welcome to my arms, my best beloved. [Page 59] SATURDAY, July 14th, 1860. This day, I commanded the corps of cadets, & we buried our comrade Hugh [illegible]. - SUNDAY, July 15th, 1860. Change of weather. Attended St. Luke’s Church, Morning and Evening. [Page 60] MONDAY, July 16th, 1860. Purchased food for Com, presented by Mr. Stevens. - 2 Bushels of [illegible] 2 “ “ Bran 2 “ “ B. Flour $4.35 Earle, no stock in section room. TUESDAY, July 17th, 1860. [Blank page.] [Page 61] WEDNESDAY, July 18th, 1860. [Blank page.] THURSDAY, July 19th, 1860. Purchased bale of Hay for cow $3.25 [Page 62] FRIDAY, July 20th, 1860. 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. SATURDAY, July 21st, 1860. At 20 m past 4 O.C., P.M., Lottie discovered the appearance of Kate’s first tooth!! [Page 63] TUESDAY, July 24th, 1860. [Blank page.] WEDNESDAY, July 25th, 1860. Purchased, for Com 1 - Bag of Shorts 1 - “ “ Bran Wescot, improper conduct in section room. [Page 64] THURSDAY, July 26th, 1860. MacKay, laughing in [illegible], leaving Wescott, “ }section room FRIDAY, July 27th, 1860. [Blank page.] [Page 65] TUESDAY, August 21st, 1860. Bought cow feed. Ordered 20 bushels of gravel for [illegible]. WEDNESDAY, August 22d, 1860. [Blank page.] [Page 66] THURSDAY, August 23d, 1860. Sent $55 to H. A. Eaillers, to take up north to Wm McCully. - FRIDAY, August 24th, 1860. [Blank page.] [Page 67] SATURDAY, September 8th, 1860. Left Charleston for [illegible] - Arrived at 10½ P.M. - SUNDAY, September 9th, 1860. [Blank page.] [Page 68] THURSDAY, September 20th, 1860. [Blank page.] FRIDAY, September 21st, 1860. This month, so far, has been quite cool. This morning we find it very cool. “A” fire to warm by” would be comfortable. Thermometer opens at 60͒. - We leave [illegible] for Charleston, stopping at Summerville. [Page 69] MONDAY, September 24th, 1860. [Blank page.] TUESDAY, September 26th, 1860. A pleasant day. Rode down to Mr. Dwight’s plantation in company with himself, Ch.[illegible] & Dr. Henry Ravenel. The ride back a very pleasant one. [Page 70] FRIDAY, September 28th, 1860. A warm day. A hunt, in the afternoon, with F. M. Mitchell. No birds killed! SATURDAY, September 29th, 1860. Morning opens cloudy & cool. A thick coat comfortable. Mailed a letter to Ma. [Page 71] THURSDAY, October 4th, 1860. Drove up to Summerville - Started at 25m before 5 & arrived at 9 P.M. - Mitchell & myself had a pleasant time. Once [illegible] wish my own true love, & our own little ones. The whole morning cloudy & very rainy. FRIDAY, October 5th, 1860. [Blank page.] [Page 72] SATURDAY, October 6th, 1860. Drove down to Charleston. Started at 10m before 8 A.M. & arrived at 12¼ P.M. at the Citadel. A fine day, a good road, but very lonely. Missed sending a note to Lottie by evening train. SUNDAY, October 7th, 1860. Sunday opens clear.- A solemn stillness [illegible]. My thoughts went to my absent loved ones; to my Sundays at Anderson. Dined with Judy. Called upon Mr. Murray at night. - Missed my absent heart all day long. [Page 73] FRIDAY, October 12th, 1860. [Blank page.] SATURDAY, October 13th, 1860. A cool, pleasant day. Lottie, Mr. Stevens & I dined with Sister Judy. I witnessed this night my first fireside picture: Lottie Kate sitting merrily down & looking into the blaze of our fire. At the Citadel. [Page 74] Handed to me by my dear little daughter, in the name of Lottie. E.C. Many happy returns of this day! Oct 14th 1860 [Page 75] SUNDAY, October 14th, 1860. My 25d birthday! 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. MONDAY, October 15th, 1860. Precious promises. - Matthew: X-32. VII-7.8. XI.28.29.20. XXI-21 & 22. XXIII-12 [Page 76] TUESDAY, October 16th, 1860. [Blank page.] WEDNESDAY, October 17th, 1860. Injunctions Matt. V. 16. 23. 24. 29. 30. 34. 35. 36. 37. 44. 48. - XXIV. 42. 44. XXV. 13- [Page 77] THURSDAY, October 18th, 1860. [Blank page.] FRIDAY, October 19th, 1860. Invitations Matt. XII. 28. 29. 30. [Page 78] MONDAY, October 22d, 1860. [Diagram of dinner seating chart and meal.] TUESDAY, October 23d, 1860. Addy’s 21st birthday! Ma, Sisters Judy & Mary, Brothers Sam, & wife, [illegible] & Stevens & Sue & Lizzie James & [illegible] Stevens dined with us. A very pleasant day; a little cloudy in the afternoon. [Page 79] WEDNESDAY, October 24th, 1860. Lunched with Addy at Judy’s. - [illegible] took tea with us. 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. THURSDAY, October 25th, 1860. [Blank page.] [Page 80] SUNDAY, December 9th, 1860. [Blank page.] MONDAY, December 10, 1860. Lottie & Kate left me for Cherry Grove. - Dined with Col. Pettigrew, & the Captains of the rifle Regiment [Page 81] THURSDAY, December 13th, 1860. Morning For there is no difference between the Jew & the Greek; for the same Lord over all, is rich unto all that call upon him. Evening For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. FRIDAY, December 14th, 1860. [Blank page.] [Page 82] THURSDAY, December 27th, 1860. 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. FRIDAY, December 28th, 1860. [Blank page.] [Page 83] SATURDAY, December 29th, 1860. [Blank page.] SUNDAY, December 30th, 1860. [See original document for drawing.] [Page 84] MONDAY, December 31st, 1860. [Blank page.] Lt. Capers section room which corps met at his suggestion. 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. [side note] Who called to Chair, & [illegible]. [Page 85] [See original document for calculations.] E. Capers Dr. To M. $80 “ M. Preston 1.70 “ Srgt. Williams Co. “K” “ Capt. Roddy 7 “ Col. Colquitt Paid 18.25 “ Maj. Dearing 8. “ Maj. Jones 20.00 “ Col. Stevens 50.00 [Page 86] 15th S. after T. 13 Sept. 16 “ “ “ 20 “ 17 “ “ “ 27 “ 18 “ “ “ 4 Oct 19 “ “ “ 11 “ 20 “ “ “ 18 “ 21 “ “ “ 25 “ 22 “ “ “ 2 Nov 23 “ “ “ 9 “ 24 “ “ “ 16 “ 25 “ “ “ 23 “ 1.25 20.00 .50 1.00 $22.75 [Page 87] Hd. Qurs- 24th S.C.V. Sept. 5th 1863 Lieut. Col. Capers & Srgt. Frist Lieut. Col. Capers have permission to visit Rome. C.H. Stevens Col. [illegible] 24 S.C.V. Watch - Opera Glass Case. Inkstand - Ask Tailor for Jmes Coat. [Page 88] [Blank page.] Letter to Lottie- [illegible] child 12 mo. old 23 of Aug. Old [illegible].- [Page 89] Hansings 195 250 300 12 495 40 Pr, shoes. “ “ “ “ [Page 90] Retreat Greenland China Oak Peter a pr. Shoes. Bess “ “ “ Lou “ “ “ [Page 91] 1 Teaspoon full of [illegible words] or twenty drops of [illegible words] according to strength. You may add 5 drops of peppermint. [Page 92] [See original document for calculations.] [Page 93] [Back Cover] July 10 1860 To [illegible] 10 1863 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pocket diary of Ellison Capers, July 1863 - October 1863 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Description An account of the resource Pocket diary of Ellison Capers, kept from July of 1863 through October of 1863. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived A1961.1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives and Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Capers, Ellison Collection, 1861-1865 Description An account of the resource Ellison Capers (1837-1908) was in The Citadel's Class of 1857. After graduation he taught at The Citadel before joining the Confederacy. By the end of the Civil War, Capers had been appointed Brigadier General. After the war, Capers entered the ministry. In 1887 he was consecrated assistant bishop of South Carolina. The Ellison Capers Collection at The Citadel Archives includes letters and diaries dated between 1861 and 1865. This digital collection includes letters written by Capers to his wife Lottie during the war and a diary he kept from July of 1862 through November of 1863. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-1865 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29409. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/collections/show/4 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived A1961.1 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Citadel Class of 1857 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Page 1] At McNutt’s - N.E. River Sunday Morning Jany. 4th 1863 My own, dear, precious wife, I got your sweet letter of the 1st of January on yesterday at this place. I am rejoiced to know that you are all still well. I sent you a telegram from Wilmington on yesterday, which you have got by this time. We left our camp on yesterday at 9 A.M. & when the Regt. was half way to Wilmington a courier met Col. Stevens with the order to go back. It seems that Gen. Smith sent Gen. Whiting a dispatch in cipher, which could not be read here, & was sent to Beauregard, who telegraphed Whiting to stop the movement of troops from this place. When I left Wilmington, yesterday, it was not known at Hd. Qtrs. what it all meant, but the Qr. Master told me [Page 2] that 1700 troops had been brought down from Petersburg, Va. to Goldsboro, so I think the beaten foe is again for the W. & W. R. R. A little accident, which might have been fatal, happened to me on Friday while I was finishing my work in the swamp on Isld. Creek, which gave me a ride to Wilmington on yesterday, in Mc Nutts buggy, a comfortable bed here, & the delightful society of those charming ladies, with whom, by the by, I am going to Wilmington to Church today, Episcopal. Well, darling, I was standing up on the trunk of a fallen tree about six feet from the water, just under me, directing the cutting of the tree, & especially one which I knew would fall in my direction. This tree was half way cut down on the [Page 3] side opposite to me, & which I did not know, & which the foolish fellow cutting it, on the side next to me, failed to tell me! My attention being called off for the moment, I was startled by hearing Col. Stevens, who had ridden down with me, & was sitting on his horse in the road, call out to me, “Look out Capers”! & looking up, there came the tree right for me! I could not move fast on the high log, & I was fearful if I jumped that I might be struck by one of the falling branches, so I stood still, until the tree got right over my head, when I moved a step & it brushed by me, not a leaf, or twig touching me! But it fell with all of its power on the trunk I was standing on, & of course knocked it whirling! And down went the [Page 4] [illegible] engineer, into the branch, & falling across a log, with all the weight of his proportions, & the additional impetus which six feet fall gave him, bruised his left leg, in the thigh, just above the knee. It made me so lame day before yesterday & yesterday, that I could not walk scarcely, but this morning I stand on it without pain & walk almost naturally. Ogier said “Keep quiet & it will be all right in a few days.” Most of the swelling and inflammation has gone, & I only feel it to be sore and stiff. What a mercy I was not crushed! What a blessing my leg was not broken! The Col. made his report of the work, but I have not seen. He has done me justice, I know. You say I must tell you positively, if you must go down with Charlie Goodwin. The positively [The balance of this letter is missing.] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife, January 4, 1863 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Description An account of the resource Capers writes that the Regiment was on the move towards Wilmington but was then told to return back after a message was given to General Whiting. He then describes an almost fatal accident that occurred while he was directing the cutting down of trees. A tree fell down almost on top of him but Capers only suffered a bruised thigh. The rest of the letter is missing. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-01-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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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After graduation he taught at The Citadel before joining the Confederacy. By the end of the Civil War, Capers had been appointed Brigadier General. After the war, Capers entered the ministry. In 1887 he was consecrated assistant bishop of South Carolina. The Ellison Capers Collection at The Citadel Archives includes letters and diaries dated between 1861 and 1865. This digital collection includes letters written by Capers to his wife Lottie during the war and a diary he kept from July of 1862 through November of 1863. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-1865 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Page 1] Sunday afternoon, Jan. 26, ‘62 Well, Lottie, darling, the beautiful Sabbath is nearly over and I sit down at ¼ to 4 P.M. to give you the promised history of the 1st sermon in camp. Mr. Wightman came up & preached an excellent sermon for us from Solomon’s advice to young men; “Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life”. The men listened very attentively and in his introductory remarks he brought tears to many eyes. Cicero somewhere says, that a public speaker, to be effective, must render his audience attentos dociles & benevolos; that is they must be attentive, and to make them so, he must render them benevolent, docile, well disposed towards him. This is good advice and Mr. Wightman followed it today. He was a stranger & knew that his audience felt no especial interest in him, so he rendered them “dociles” by the following course of ingenious remarks: “I am a stranger to you, said he, you are not to me, for my religion and calling make me love you & call you brothers. I come to talk [Page 2] to you of the absent father, mother, wife! To remind you of the little boy that clambered up to your knees & pressed your cheek with a gentle kiss. I bid you, for their sakes, to be men,- true soldiers & to call you for Jesus sake to worship at the foot stool of God. The allusion to home was too much for many stout hearts & at once the tears of love showed that the minister had touched the tender cords, and had made his audience well acquainted with him & then he told them of the heart of the fact that religion was of the heart, was inward, not outward. The [illegible] doctrine of conversion, of a change of heart, was beautifully set forth and the men were warned of the dangers of camp life - gambling, drinking, profanity and a want of chastity, and urged to place the sentinels of prayer & faith over the heart, that it might be kept safe & provided against the great issues before it. I omitted to mention that Mr. W. related an interesting fact connected with the Psalm which he read as the 1st lesson. When the Revolutionary Congress assembled in Philadelphia in 1775 a Reverend Episcopal Minister was invited to open the Congress with religious services & he read the Psalm which is said to have had no small influence on the minds of the determined patriots of that- (sheet missing) [Page 3 – written over page 2] affair. She has never been the same to you, though she always, when your name is mentioned, approvingly joins in. She did, by the by say at breakfast that she offered me “some of Sister Lottie’s Sausages”. I will, Lottie, have less & less respect for the poor creature every time I am with her. What do you think of the propriety of my putting my horse up at Uncle [illegible] when I go to the city? I have never been invited to do so, but the old gentleman has given me several very warm invitations to find a resting place at his house. It costs me so much to put him up at the public stables. I got a letter from Richie tonight. He says that [illegible] had reported; looked well, & had gone with the Col. on an expedition to Edisto Isld. A dispatch from Genl. Evans to Genl. Ripley, today, announces their return & their success, having caught upwards of 75 negroes, 25 of whom have recently been firing upon our pickets and will, probably, be hanged. I send you a beautiful piece of poetry, dedicated, to Maryland, which [Page 4 – written over page 1] I cut from the morning’s Courier. I invited Mr. Wightman to preach for my command tomorrow & he will do so at 11 ¼ A.M. I will give you tomorrow night D. V. an account of the Sermon. Let me close this, my darling, with an incident of the day - A young man, private, of fine face made an application for a furlough to go home & visit his wife, who expects to be confined about the last of this month or the first of next. He wanted to go right away, so as to be sure of being with her. How true to my very heart thought I. But this could not be granted. He said his wife was very ill last time, & he was exceedingly anxious about her. She was alone & leaned only on him. It was all true; I saw it in his full eye, & quivering lip, & my own soul felt for him. Well sir, you shall go on Wednesday, to be gone two weeks. “Col., I want four weeks, for my wife has no one to mind her but me & if she was sick very much, I would not leave her no matter what I had to suffer when I came back”. Little did the poor fellow think how his Col. struggled to keep back a tear for he thought of his wife & maybe he would have just such a trial to undergo. He was dismissed with the leave of two [Page 5 – written on the side of pages 1 and 4] weeks, & the remark that his case was one of the many evils & pains which war entails. Good night, my good, my beautiful angel & my Heaven, bless you & Frank. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie. January 26, 1862 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Description An account of the resource Capers writes to Lottie about a sermon that was given in camp by a Mr. Wightman. He uses a quote from Cicero to describe how Wightman won over his audience. Mr. Wightman warned the men of the dangers of camp life including profanity and drinking. Capers also questions stabling his horse with an acquaintance when he goes to the city. Note: this letter has a page missing. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-01-26 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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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After graduation he taught at The Citadel before joining the Confederacy. By the end of the Civil War, Capers had been appointed Brigadier General. After the war, Capers entered the ministry. In 1887 he was consecrated assistant bishop of South Carolina. The Ellison Capers Collection at The Citadel Archives includes letters and diaries dated between 1861 and 1865. This digital collection includes letters written by Capers to his wife Lottie during the war and a diary he kept from July of 1862 through November of 1863. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-1865 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Page 1] Jonesboro Ga. Sept 9th 1864 My darling wife We have gone into Bivouac in front of this dirty little R.R. town. It is almost depopulated, & the poor people left are compelled to draw rations from our army. The enemy effectively destroyed the R.R. from his late position near Lovejoy along his line of retirement towards Atlanta. What with the dead horses, the debris of the enemy’s camp in this vicinity, and the ruined, broken, charred & pillaged homesteads & farms, Jonesboro and its surrounding neighborhood sickens the heart & stomach! Our Generals (?) [Page 2] are quartering themselves & their staffs in the best that is left, & our troops are shooting the last cow, pig, chicken or sheep to be found in the country! The sugar cane crop is all that the enemy left to this bereft people, & our men are gathering it to eat by the arms full. And yet we boast a superior civilizations to our foes! Ride over a deserted federal camp & compare it with one of ours! His offal is raked up & hauled off -- his grounds are clean -- his sinks are regularly dug & observed by the men -- his dead are carefully buried & every grave marked & fenced in! Our gallant men sleep in [Page 3] holes (not graves) where they fell, and in 9 out of 10 cases, not a line to tell who he was. In front of our position, held on the 1st inst. I counted 234 of the enemy’s dead. Every one neatly buried & his grave marked. I rode back by one of our Hospitals, & saw four of our dead being covered up in a hole & the dirt drawn up over them like an Indian mound. Who are they? Don’t know, was the Confederate reply! There is a way to find out, & the Yankee Surgeon would have taken it. Their army is vastly superior to ours in discipline & drill, essential to success, and their Generals have shown (to me) a capacity & energy far ahead of the starved & [Page 4] wretched gentry of our people that send inadequate orders by Staff Officers & couriers from safe positions, one, two & three miles in the rear! But I am in too much of a disgusted humour to write on this subject. There is nothing so sickening as to be commanded by your inferiors, & feel but little confidence in your leaders. God for the right, and the right for the victory! By this time I trust that you have received letters from me by both Hill & Torley. I almost despair of ever getting a letter from you by mail. Hood has not brains enough to spare a little attention to this important subject. On the morning [Page 5] of the 26th of August I read a Cincinnati, & a Louisville paper of the 23rd, each, left by the enemy when he quitted our right at Atlanta. Wheeler was in his rear too. And yet it takes a month to get a Charleston paper! Oh! Confederate Energy & Enterprise! Tell Lize I can’t find Joe. He has gone off sick, & is probably with his Mollie, somewhere. When I learn where he is, I will send Lize’s letter to him. Saturday Morning 10th Sept. 1864 We had, as usual, my darling wife, no mail on yesterday, & I could not mail you this letter. I will send it today by my [Page 6] friend Pinckney Maxwell who goes to Macon. I will write a private note to Genl. Hardee today and call his attention to the subject of our communication with our families. He can influence the matter if he will. Yesterday evening I put my brown horse in my buggy and took a very pleasant ride. But all of our rides lead us over the track of war. The blasted path of the invader. I could, but think, what a peaceful pleasure it would afford me to ride along some shaded road, where the hamlets on the way were undisturbed, & the beautiful trees unmarked & the whole scene just as God made it! Such a ride you may take, my precious [Page 7] wife, but I can’t find it here. We used to find those sweet groves in years gone by! And our hearts there took in more of happiness than we know of now. Thank God, darling, while we retain our reason, we will retain our memories. They reveal a store of precious recollections which are all associated with the happiest & holiest days of our lives. They hold in their sacred keeping the hours when first we met -- the seasons of our early love. They revive the brightness of beautiful spring in our lives -- the tenderness of many an anxious, loving look -- the plighted faith -- the days of suffering -- the angels that came to [Page 8] bless us, & then went away to the skies -- and all the peace & joy & love of the past! Precious recollections! We dwell in hope, & in thee! You must note this letter & let me know if you get it. If you get this letter before Hill passes you back, I want you to send me two good pr. of socks by him. I need two new shirts, too, darling. Of this I will write more particularly hereafter. My cold holds on to me. Remember me to the family. Kiss my dear little daughter and Frank. Tell him Pa hopes to spend his next birthday with him. May God grant it to us & bless & keep you, my own precious wife. Ellie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, September 9 and 10, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Description An account of the resource In his letter on the 9th, Capers describes the destruction he sees around him and remarks on the efficiency of the Yankee army. He commends them for properly burying their dead in marked graves while the Confederate army dumps their bodies in unmarked holes. He also condemns some of the Confederate generals and the inefficiency of the postal service. In his letter on the 10th, Capers describes a buggy ride he took but is surrounded by the destruction of war. He reminisces about happier times and the importance of memories. He closes the letter by asking Lottie to send him socks and shirts and hopes that will be able to spend Frank's next birthday at home. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-09 1864-09-10 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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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Citadel Class of 1857 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39779/archive/files/1f3d9df46163021e1428af190d66aab3.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=pzSwBkN3fHonGodEoJgRq6n4d8uOjQU5K1hc2PC3j2XGOHt10uKK1nRnMgrFWiDoIvy1oVd1KcKX2viYLRC45ryGGYLloCaulKBrEM66bf9ODOZeEtTQBoYKbI70YlyaB0s4vc11mDkAkZoOEWxD1ZrAJjmfU%7EnUEOUDjtMxUme3LJ5TQti00x9-llLXZY4OSU6rAemT3MajuBcF9tuz4TWx%7E4Cp44qSCiQ9g-bNDacKMypPRFfSvsUpFs9silJIBLlnBTyQDsl8%7EJvQKVgilrUGbaQGYykfUwuo2utI0d7ndHk2vfB8mc4TvfpxF2R9OoZ-lElyb-KCfxV4MIiX0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 6988e26d0a3bf188a63330d545f81c4f PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Capers, Ellison Collection, 1861-1865 Description An account of the resource Ellison Capers (1837-1908) was in The Citadel's Class of 1857. After graduation he taught at The Citadel before joining the Confederacy. By the end of the Civil War, Capers had been appointed Brigadier General. After the war, Capers entered the ministry. In 1887 he was consecrated assistant bishop of South Carolina. The Ellison Capers Collection at The Citadel Archives includes letters and diaries dated between 1861 and 1865. This digital collection includes letters written by Capers to his wife Lottie during the war and a diary he kept from July of 1862 through November of 1863. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-1865 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29409. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/collections/show/4 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived A1961.1 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Citadel Class of 1857 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Page 1] Bivouac near Jonesboro Macon R.R. Wednesday Sept. 7th 64 My precious wife On yesterday morning our skirmishers advanced from our front near Lovejoy and found the enemy withdrawn. Our Division was immediately put in march on a reconnaissance & came up to the enemy’s rear guard at Jonesboro. The information given us by the citizens, & the indications, generally, seem to indicate that Sherman has determined to rest and recruit his army to East Point & Atlanta. We are all very much surprised at this retrograde of our powerful & victorious foe. There can be but one real reason for it: that deeming the capture of the objective point [Page 2] (Atlanta) of his splendid campaign, a decisive result, & the capture of Richmond only now necessary to complete the military success of the north, Sherman has retired to the former city that he may reinforce the northern army now investing the latter. This being so, our campaign is over, & we, too, must reinforce our noble Army at Richmond. But Sherman is a strategist, & may now be making a great [illegible] move on Macon, though every indication points to the retirement of his army to Atlanta. You & I, my own cherished wife, are brought under renewed obligations, to Almighty God [Page 3] for His protection of me on the 31st [illegible] & the 1st Inst. I was particularly exposed to a rain of death on the first, as I wrote you, & yet while my major fell near me, & my men yielded their lives, it pleased God to spare me! Praised be His blessed name & Providence. My Regt. distinguished itself on the first by gallantly obeying my call to retake the portion of our immediate line lost, & capturing & killing our foes in our very works. Our superiors have all spoken well of us. Hardee was attacked on the first by a superior force, & repelled him everywhere, but along the front of two Brigades: [Page 4] Govan’s, of Cleburn’s Division, & Lewis’ Kentucky Brigade of Bates Division. The latter Brigade was immediately to our left, & when it gave way, caused the giving way of the Battalion of our Brigade on the extreme left of our Brigade & the left of my Regt. which came next. But I soon rallied my noble men, & assisted by Holmes & Smith (B.B.) & my officers, I retook my lost ground, & the line of the Battalion on my left, who then came up & reoccupied their works. But the enemy had accomplished his purpose. Failing, as we did, (Hardee & Lee) to drive him from the R.R. on the 31st of August, he occupied it [Page 5] in large force & strongly fortified his position on the night of the 31st & the morning of the 1st, and the afternoon of the latter day, Lee’s Corps having gone back towards Atlanta, he attacked us (Hardee). It would not have altered the results, however, if Govan & Lewis had done as all the other Brigades did, viz. repelled the enemy. For he was already across the R.R. and we had already failed on the 31st to dislodge him. I do not see why we were attacked on the afternoon of the first! The day before the fate of Atlanta was decided in our failure to drive the enemy from his strong works, & we were only [Page 6] holding on at Jonesboro to give Hood time to get away. Lee marched back to assist him if he should be attacked. I suppose that the enemy knowing that Lee had gone toward Atlanta, and thinking that he could route our single corps, determined to assault us. He failed in this. It was after sunset when Govan & Lewis gave way, & the success thus gained could not be improved. These two Brigades were soon rallied (we lost eight guns and about 20 [illegible] prisoners on this line) & formed just in rear these lost works, while at all other points our corps held its line. We remained in this position till midnight [Page 7] when we withdrew, & took up the Lovejoy line: Hood joining us on the morning of the 3rd, having marched out by way of McDonough. Our men take the fall of Atlanta more philosophically than I expected, though it is a great blow to the army. Sherman began to make his grand move on the Macon Road, on the night of the 25th of August, & it was the 30th, before Hood [illegible] his intentions. The fatal result was that the large force sent for the purpose actually fortified their position near Jonesboro (a position most admirably selected ) before our two corps (Hardee’s and Lee’s) got up to Jonesboro ready to attack them! Instead of [Page 8] assaulting this force in open ground, or on their march to Jonesboro, our troops were led against fortifications which they had been educated to believe could not be carried by quadruple lines of battle, & they all knew we had but a single line. This army has opposed a superior force (whose numbers were properly estimated only by Johnston) by interposing just such works as we were called on to carry on the 31st. The enemy was perfectly aware of all of this, & seemed elated at the prospect of our storming his position. Sherman had won his point. He got to Jonesboro & fortified, and now to be at- [Page 9] Tacked, in his works, was just what he wanted. As our troops approached to the assault, his men mounted the breast works & waved their hats to us to come on! Oh many a noble fellow went to certain death. So much for the fall of Atlanta. My darling wife, I read your long letter over & over again. I am very uneasy about the condition of your health. Anything you can do to relieve your bowels, my own dear Lottie, must be done. By all means, my darling wife, ask Aunt V. for the light bread, or anything that you need, which your Aunt has. Guard a disposition of mind [Page 10] to be morbid [illegible words] most carefully. Nothing makes us more unhappy. I know of no one, except my own angel mother, who always endeavors to act as conscientiously as you do. Let your constant satisfaction be found in an approving conscience, my darling. Your own dear heart assures you of your sincerity when you complain; let it be of breeze on bread; of nerves on stomach. Your Ellie knows that you suffer, my angel, & would take your ills, every one of them, if he could. He humbly presents his Lottie to the throne of Grace, & with all the faith & favours of his heart, asks the blessings [Page 11] of Heaven to be given his Lottie. Keep a stout heart, my own wife, and a cheerful spirit. This you can not do, but in the strength of Grace. Ask it of Him, who covered my defenseless head in Battle and He will grant it, darling. Let this thought be ever before you - the future! Let us live for the future of this life, as well as for the great future. We can’t remedy our condition, except by my resigning my position in the army. This I can not do while my health continues firm. I trust, oh how I trust, that the time is not far distant when God will give us peace & rest. Let us, my precious wife, do our duty [Page 12] as true Christians [illegible words], & all will be well with us. I sent you on yesterday a letter by Hill, containing $150. I send this to be mailed in the So. Ga. R.R. by Farley, who has been ordered to work in Government shops, & detached from my Regt. I learn we have a large mail in Macon. You must buy what liquor you need, my Lottie, & take it as you need it. We have none now, darling. I hope our little ones are better. Don’t be uneasy about [illegible] (dear angel!) May’s sleeping. Pa used to say, it was always best for young babies to sleep. Don’t worry & try your back, Lottie, my precious wife, by fatiguing yourself with May. Let [Side of page 12] Lize hold her sometimes. It will be a relief to you, and a great pleasure to them. Don’t be over careful of her. I am delighted to hear of [Page 13 – written on the side of page 9] your becoming [illegible]! How delightful it will be, my Lottie dear, to be caressed by you! It is as natural as breathing that you should cling to me [illegible] & may more [illegible] [Page 14 – written on the side of page 10] than ever. I am away & in danger & you hold your darlings to your heart only the more fondly. Kiss them for Pa. May God keep & bless you all, for your own dear Ellie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, September 7, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Description An account of the resource Capers describes the siege and aftermath of the fall of Atlanta in detail. At the end of the letter, he asks Lottie about her health and tells her that she needs to take care of herself. He also tells her that God will watch over her and that they should live for the future. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-07 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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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After graduation he taught at The Citadel before joining the Confederacy. By the end of the Civil War, Capers had been appointed Brigadier General. After the war, Capers entered the ministry. In 1887 he was consecrated assistant bishop of South Carolina. The Ellison Capers Collection at The Citadel Archives includes letters and diaries dated between 1861 and 1865. This digital collection includes letters written by Capers to his wife Lottie during the war and a diary he kept from July of 1862 through November of 1863. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-1865 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29409. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/collections/show/4 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived A1961.1 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Citadel Class of 1857 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Page 1] Bivouac on Powder Spring Road Friday Evening 30th Sept.’64 My precious wife Saturday Oct 1st 1964 My angel -- I began to write to you last night, but a heavy rain came up & prevented me. We are now in Bivouac, in line, on the Campbellton & Villa Rica Road. We crossed the Chattahoochee on the afternoon of the 29th & camped just on the west bank. Our Corps crossed at Phillips Ferry. Yesterday we marched ten miles north, going up the river. Today we have made 7 or 8 miles in a north by west direction. We have just fairly got into Bivouac now at 4 P.M. Ben has given me my dinner, which I have just eaten, corn bread & ham, with honey & corn bread for desert. As temporary Brigade Commander, I live in a tent, have a six mule wagon to carry my bed, tents, etc. & am more comfortable than I have ever been on a march. I have just [Page 2] got, darling, a summons to go to Division Hd. Qurs. & will conclude this note when I get back. I write to send it by one of my men, going on leave. Sunday Oct. 2nd 64 The Brigadiers assembled at Div. Hd. Qurs. to have communicated to them the object of our crossing the Chattahoochee. Hood informs his army that his object is to operate on Sherman’s communications, with the view of forcing him to come out & attack us. If he declines this & marches on Augusta or Macon, we will move in his rear. I write you this darling just after day light and before I dress. As we are some distance from our supplies & the R.R. our mails & our rations will be irregular. Hood calls on his army to endure this & expresses the confident belief that Sherman’s retreat from Atlanta will be a [Rest of letter is missing] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, September 30, October 1 and 2, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Description An account of the resource Capers does not write anything to Lottie on September 30th due to rain but in his letter on the 1st of October, he tells her where they are camped and how many miles they have marched. He also tells her what he ate for dinner and that he is the most comfortable he has ever been on a march. In his letter on the 2nd, he tells Lottie that the Brigadiers at Division Headquarters were wondering why they had crossed the Chattahoochee and Hood's response is to draw Sherman out of Atlanta. He closes by saying that the mail and rations will be irregular since they are far from supplies. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-30 1864-10-01 1864-10-02 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29409. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/508 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived A1961.1, Box 3, Folder 37 Relation A related resource Ellison Capers Collection Date Valid Date (often a range) of validity of a resource. 1860-1869 Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. 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After graduation he taught at The Citadel before joining the Confederacy. By the end of the Civil War, Capers had been appointed Brigadier General. After the war, Capers entered the ministry. In 1887 he was consecrated assistant bishop of South Carolina. The Ellison Capers Collection at The Citadel Archives includes letters and diaries dated between 1861 and 1865. This digital collection includes letters written by Capers to his wife Lottie during the war and a diary he kept from July of 1862 through November of 1863. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-1865 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29409. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/collections/show/4 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived A1961.1 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Citadel Class of 1857 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Page 1] Camp in Atlanta & W. Pt. R.R. Wednesday 28th Sept/64 My own, my dear wife Our mail is flucking up! On yesterday I received two letters from you -- one written on the 19th & post marked on the 20th, and the other, written on the 21st & 22nd & mailed on the 22nd; also one from Mr. Stevens. I hope you too are receiving my letters. In yours of the 21st inst. you acknowledge the receipt of four. I send this by one of my men to be mailed at Augusta. He goes home on sick leave. I will have another man going by the first of Oct. This man gets a furlough on the ground that he has not seen his family for two years & twenty days! I hope that [Page 2] [ illegible] will reach you safely. I got a good look at Mr. Davis on yesterday, as he took the cars for his departure. I have never been more disappointed in the face of any one than in the President’s. His manner though gracful & good, is not elegant because it bears the evidence of being put on, & is, therefore, not easy. His face is very common. I could not see his eye. His size, too, is against his general appearance. He is very thin, & but little, if at all, taller than brother Frank. He wore a suit of Confederate gray, with a blue shirt, white collar & a light felt hat. Mr. Davis’ reception [Page 3] here has been unceremonious & undemonstrative. It was designed on the part of the army as an expression of disapproval of his removal of Genl. Johnston. From intimations I have gathered I think Mr. Davis’ visit has set on foot a movement of this army across the Chattahoochee, with a view of flanking Sherman out of Atlanta. It has not yet begun, & may not for ten days, if at all. So Nina has a baby! Give my love to her when you write, and wish the little stranger a long & happy life for me. I am sorry to hear of Joe’s bad health. What would have become of him if he had been [Page 4] exposed as I have been! I tell you, Lot, I am right tuff. I think you are radically wrong, my darling, in using books as a means to regulate Frank’s will. You will make him disgusted with learning before he is old enough to begin. Take some other means, my darling Lottie, to break his will, & don’t force him yet to his books. Why, he is only 3 years & four months old! It is a mistake [illegible]. Wait until he is six before you force, or compel him to study. In the mean while you may acquire controls over his will by other means which will insure his obeying you in the matter of learning. Teach him without books, & let his books be now, until he is 6 or 7, [Rest of letter is missing] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, September 28, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Description An account of the resource Capers complains about the slow postal service and hopes that Lottie is receiving his letters. He gives a physical description of Jefferson Davis who visited the camp in anticipation of a possible assault on Sherman and Atlanta. He also scolds Lottie for using learning as a means of disciplining Frank. The remainder of the letter is missing. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-28 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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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After graduation he taught at The Citadel before joining the Confederacy. By the end of the Civil War, Capers had been appointed Brigadier General. After the war, Capers entered the ministry. In 1887 he was consecrated assistant bishop of South Carolina. The Ellison Capers Collection at The Citadel Archives includes letters and diaries dated between 1861 and 1865. This digital collection includes letters written by Capers to his wife Lottie during the war and a diary he kept from July of 1862 through November of 1863. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-1865 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29409. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/collections/show/4 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived A1961.1 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Citadel Class of 1857 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Page 1] Jonesboro Georgia Saturday Night Sept. 17th/64 My own dear angel Your letter of the 7th inst. with a precious line added on the morning of the 8th, came today, nine days on the way. On that very morning, the 8th, Hill ought to have reached Kalmia with my letter to you, telling you of my safety and enclosing you $150. No doubt he reached you by the 9th. It is very strange how your letters are delayed. I get them eventually but see how they come! Those written on the 2nd, 5th and 6th recd. day before yesterday, & now today comes that of the 7 & 8. I am not going to use directed envelopes any more. I’ll use turned ones but directed ones. Bishop Lay told me today that he rec’d a letter on the 15th written in Charleston on the 12th. Several of my men & officers got letters yesterday, & the day before, dated the 11 and 12! But I thank God, with all my heart, that our May is better. May it please Him to give her & Frank, & you, my dear Lottie, continued health. I send you, my darling, a copy of a letter I have written Mr. [illegible]. I am [Page 2] persuaded that I am in the path of duty, & I know you will approve my course. My heart warms to my Heavenly Father for all that He has done for me and us. In sickness -- in peril -- in danger -- in tribulation, He has blessed us, & gives us His Holy Spirit continually. You must never lose your trust, my Lottie. Always remember, & rest in the sweet assurance, that God does all things well. Your own dear Ellie is in His hands. Sunday morning, 18th inst. My light gave out last night my dear darling wife, and I deferred my letter until this morning. Our army changed its position today [illegible words]. I think it likely that our corps will march [illegible words]. I am not informed where we go precisely, but think our move will be over to the other Rail Road, the Atlanta & Montgomery Rail Road. If this be so our communication with S. C. will be by way of Columbus & then to Macon. [Illegible words] [Page 3] this route in three days. I will send [illegible] to S.C. again after I get settled in our new position. He pays his own expenses. Let me assure you, my dear angel, that when you do not hear from me after an engagement, it is more than probable that I am safe. I will always communicate, either by telegram, or by messenger, if I am dangerously wounded, my darling. If I had had control of my time or access to the telegraphic office, I would have sent you a telegram immediately after the battle of the 31 & 1st. But our Generals would not allow private telegrams of the character mine would have been to go over the wires. [Illegible words]. Let the experience of the past be a lesson to you, & because time may elapse & no tidings of me still hope and believe that all things work together for good to those that love God. Mr Auld is is now assembling [Page 4] his congregation for service, & I must go & worship our blessed Heavenly Father too. I send this to be mailed at Macon by Bishop Lay who goes down this evening. Love & kisses for you, my darling. May our Father in Heaven bless & keep you always, my dearest. [Illegible words] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, September 17 and 18, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Description An account of the resource In his letter on the 17th, Capers complains to Lottie about how slow the mail is but that he is glad that their daughter May is better. He also tells her to remember to trust in God in all things. In his letter on the 18th, Capers writes that the army has moved but he is not entirely sure of their destination. He thinks it could be near the Atlanta & Montgomery Rail Road. He also tells Lottie not to worry if she doesn't here from him after a battle since he will always send a telegram or messenger. He was not permitted to send private telegrams by the generals. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-17 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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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After graduation he taught at The Citadel before joining the Confederacy. By the end of the Civil War, Capers had been appointed Brigadier General. After the war, Capers entered the ministry. In 1887 he was consecrated assistant bishop of South Carolina. The Ellison Capers Collection at The Citadel Archives includes letters and diaries dated between 1861 and 1865. This digital collection includes letters written by Capers to his wife Lottie during the war and a diary he kept from July of 1862 through November of 1863. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-1865 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29409. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/collections/show/4 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived A1961.1 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Citadel Class of 1857 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Page 1] Jonesboro - September 16th 1864 Friday My precious Lottie I sent you a telegram on yesterday to know how our little May was. I am very anxious about her. But I feel the blessed assurance, that He, who doeth all things well, will do His Divine will in mercy and love, & give us grace to receive it. I heard Bishop Lay again on yesterday. His subject was the disciples of the tempestuous sea, & Jesus coming to their aid. The idea of the discourse was this: Jesus caused the disciples to go over to the other side of the sea, & after they had gone He raised a storm, the fury of which, He calmed, saying to his terrified disciples: “Be not afraid -- it is I”. God has launched us out upon the sea of Revolation, & He is able to calm the raging tempest. Like His disciples we are sent over to the “other side,” & must have faith, for God sees us “toiling in rowing” against these “contrary winds” & though it may be not until the “fourth watch of the night,” He will come to us, if we do our duty as Christians, walking on the sea of our troubles, & commanding, Peace be still! Isn’t that pretty, darling? The Bishop declared that there were three cases in either of which a Christian was [Page 2] justifiable in taking up arms: in self defense, to protect the helpless, & to defend our homes. These three causes all justified us. The whole service was pleasant. Many of our officers are sending for their wives. Bowie expects Mrs. B. next week. Never mind about the shirts I wrote for. I got two shirts & two pr. drawers on yesterday from the government. I send this my one of my Lieutenants, who goes to Columbia this evening. I also send my coat & vest, which I do not need. The drawers I send never did fit me. My new drawers fit comfortably. I am quite well now, my darling. I long to see you. My heart is constantly with you, my own dear Lottie. May the angels keep & guard you & our children. Yours devotedly Ellie P.S. My Lt. is not going until October so I will not send the bundle, or this letter by him. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, September 16, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Description An account of the resource Capers asks about his daughter May's health and then describes another service he went to led by Bishop Lay. His subject was the disciples on the tempestuous sea and Jesus coming to their aid. He ends the letter by telling Lottie that she no longer needs to send him shirts since he received shirts and drawers from the government. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-16 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Page 1] Jonesboro - Georgia Thursday, Sept. 15th/64 My precious wife Our tardy mail brought me, on yesterday, three letters from you; but one of which was of recent date. The dates of the letters are the 19th of August, 2nd of Sept., and 5 & 6 of Sept. The last named letter brings me the unhappy intelligence of our dear little May’s sickness. God bless our darling child, & spare her to us. I will be very anxious my dear Lottie, until I hear again from you. I trust that our mails will be more useful to us hereafter. We, with our children, are in God’s Keeping, my Lottie, & if it pleases Him to afflict us, let us endeavor, by his assistance, to submit with true Christian fortitude & resignation. It will be hard to give up our darling little May; our third daughter! I will hope & pray for the best, until I hear from you again. On yesterday I attended Service & partook of the blessed Communion, administered by Bishop Lay. It was one of the most interesting occasions of my life. A cool pine grove & a comfortable arbour, afforded comfort sufficient for the body, and the real presentation of the blessed Gospel, & the feast of our Lord’s Supper, supplied the [Page 2] soul. The lesson was from the last chapter of St. John’s Gospel; the latter part of the chapter; Our Saviour’s address to Peter. Oh! how beautifully our Lord’s reproof of Peter was set forth. The bread & fish prepared by our Lord on shore, & the multitude of fish drawn by his command, from which the disciples brought & added to our Lord’s feast. These were [illegible] of the everlasting feast! and the participation of the disciples in that glorious feast, after they had successfully thrown the Gospel out & brought souls to Christ! The address to Peter: “Lovest thou me”? thrice repeated was Christ’s reproof of him for having abandoned him before His crucifixion. How kind and gentle it is! Peter was now face to face with the Lord, whom he had shamefully denied, but Jesus offers him no stern rebuke -- no cruel scorn -- no harsh reproof. By thrice repeating the interrogation of love, He at once drives the arrow of kind but keen reproof to Peter’s heart, & satisfies Himself of Peter’s contrition & earnestness. “Feed my souls,” as if he had said: I will confide in you Peter. I won’t cast you off -- take care of my people, & you shall share with me in the everlasting feast of love. From this interesting interview of our blessed Master’s [Page 3] and His Disciples, the Bishop presented us two useful lessons: the power of gentleness & the necessity of humility, both as a test and as an evidence of our acceptance with God. Peter’s self confidence before his apostasy, & his humility before our Saviour, were touchingly and forcibly presented. Two fine looking fellows were confirmed, & the Bishop delivered them a beautiful & very appropriate address. How much more solemn and dignified the impressive ceremony of confirmation, than the irregular & irresponsible method of receiving members into the Church of Christ, practiced by other denominations. I am more & more impressed with the appropriateness & solemnity, the beauty & perfection of the forms of our Prayer Book. The conservatism of the Church to the principles & propriety of the Gospel strikes me more and more. I do not hear from the Ministers the clap trap, & careless preaching, if preaching it is at all, which I hear in many other instances. I do not see their names figuring in the public prints as political characters, or as ministers of Christ, assuming to discharge duties which do not pertain to them as such. I love thy Kingdom, Lord, The house of Thy abode [Page 4] The church of the blest Redeemer With His own precious blood. It is my best joy To praise her heavenly [illegible]; Her sweet [illegible], solemn vows; Her hymns of love & praise. In tenderest love, my own darling wife, I commend you to God. Kiss our little ones, & may Heaven bless them & their dear mother. Father! Whate’er of earthy bliss They [illegible] will denies, I Accepted at Thy throne, let this, My humble prayer [illegible]: Give me a calm & thankful heart, From every [illegible words]; The blessing of Thy Grace impart, To make me live to Thee: Let the sweet hope that Thou art mine, My life and death attend, Thy presence, through my journey shine, And crown my journey’s end. Ellison [Page 2 – written on the side] Today is a day of fasting & prayer, so appointed by the Governor of Georgia, & ordered to be observed by the army by Genl. Hood. I attend services at Hardee’s Quarters held by the Bishop. Mr. Auld preaches to my Regt. Ellie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, September 15, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource United States--Military history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History, Military Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Description An account of the resource Capers writes to Lottie that he has just received several old letters from her including one that informs him of May's illness. He tells Lottie to be strong and that it is in God's hands. He also describes a church service that he attended where the lesson was from St. John's Gospel. He ends the letter by writing a prayer. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-15 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29409. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/504 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived A1961.1, Box 3, Folder 31 Relation A related resource Ellison Capers Collection Date Valid Date (often a range) of validity of a resource. 1860-1869 Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Citadel Class of 1857