1 10 43 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39779/archive/files/0a415dbc5331916cdc5590c5d9caff19.pdf?Expires=1782345600&Signature=Ki5Vy0riWKzQMDMw92QeLyIJOgbW3jjaNLrgtt%7ETcpJCTTQYOReHE5iEr2wP4c01n0MEuHmTnxfr5fyJBeQBW9RsCXf3qneY1tYMOWX2TY1xEGvEOFJm8zpRr7cVBwmbKhtAaz4Yw11YrEAjLTrHEUGk6gnfGfSSCa9PY8qR9Q-gckSS9T0gEC9pTDZsQyCcukn-b4LnuJgF-iWxh%7EVLTbY5SIe78%7EAi1Ys4j3nx-vZWREXRKWB7Z7IyFMrc%7E3-9Du-U9rv%7Eo1Ubpp7LDiageLzilavftg-ZViPmL6jCYSyLycBDT-inI-ThUpQalDaBBSoeqMPSjgJka4G-5t0uWQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 9249e0baad34ae6f4326b8d34e493ded 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] Near 1 O’clock P.M. Tuesday Nov 26 1861 My precious Lottie - I have just come in from my morning’s recitations, and am just now finished reading your two letters, one of them on Saturday & one on Sunday, and both received today. Thank you, my darling, for the expected bundle. You know how I will prize it. Master Peter has been annoying me for the last two nights with a violent cough, & yet he did not seem to have a cold, but just before I went into the section room I noticed his face and eyes quite red and upon examination have found the gentleman fairly into the measles! We have found several cases here and Dr. Wright is to be thanked for it all. So Peter is now rolled up in his blankets looking like the sun set. I have him on the floor in the company room which I occupy & have sent for the Doctor. He says he does not feel badly and if I had not found him out, it is not known how much longer he would have gone [Page 2] without telling me. Sage’s Packer is to be up here this afternoon to pack up our crockery and [illegible] and I will do the balance. When I get another letter from you I will know what day to give for Manning to send to the depot. The thimbles shall be forth coming, my darling, and what, in this world, is there which I would not do for my own precious wife? I am happy to say dear that my complaint is much better & that I experience no inconvenience from it. I took breakfast with Tady this morning and am to dine with White. The officers are very kind to invite me to meals & when they miss, I go for Tady or Aunt V. I will say, darling, I will tell you what progress I have made in determining my course. As I expected, Stevens has offered me a majority in his Legion - which is for a period of 12 months, and for the defense of our state in this her time of trial. This determined me to resign from the Citadel & my regiment and enter [Page 3] the Legion. But here comes an order from Genl. Ripley ordering the Regiment to John’s Island! Of course I can’t join them until my assignation is effected here. That is fixed in my letter to the Board, for Monday next. But if I join my Regiment on John’s Island I must give up the offer in Steven’s Legion, for he wants me to decide by Monday & go right into service! Suppose I go with my Regiment and after they have been on Service for one month the necessities of the case [illegible] & offer them relief from duty which I believe will be the case? Then I am out of the Citadel, lost the place for twelve months, in Steven’s Legion and my Regiment ordered home, I have nothing to do! Ain’t that a fix? I am almost made up in my mind to resign in the Regiment too & take Steven’s offer. It seems to me that it would be the wisest course, especially as I have resigned from the Citadel. What do you think, my angel. I know my dear wife that that your precious sympathy is mine [Page 4] and were it all I had in the world I would be rich indeed. I am rejoiced to know, darling, that Frank is so much better. I would be made happy to have you with me, Lottie dear, but as I am to be here no longer than this week, as a Professor, I would have no home for you. If I can, I will come up about the middle of next week and see you, but don’t be expecting it certainly, darling, for I may not be able to spare the time, I will write you again about this, however, I think that I will be coming, or send Peter up to you. Camp life does not suit him. I can not always be watching him, of course, and he is as imprudent as a baby - It is with strong regret that I am persuaded the winter will use him up in camp. What think you? I have just asked him which he will prefer, to back to camp, or Cherry Grove, & he decidedly prefers the old homestead. Friday Night - Yes, Lottie, I too, long to see you, my darling, day and night and with you shall commit by course to our good Father in Heaven, who doeth all things well. You do well (turn over to first page) [Page 5 - written across Page 1] to think of me as fighting the battles of freedom, without grief and it is your noble breast, and your own fine perception Lottie that inspires you with such feelings. I did not think of writing across the pages of my letter, and that is my excuse, darling, for the ten cent letter. But you sent me two letters by the same mail, and they cost ten cents, so where is the difference? But I would have paid ten dollars, darling, for either of them. And about tearing your letters, why I think that you ought to be glad to get that much of your letters for I found them out on a shelf! But you have not found out something about which my heart has felt ever since. I got home from your dear presence, and that is, that I left my sweet little blue picture of you! Oh! How I have missed it! The likeness on my heart satisfied the inward man, the [Page 6 - written across Page 2] soul of my love, but my eyes grow restless & weary and long to behold the image of the being that has full possession of my heart. I do not have disagreeable dreams of you, Lottie, nor have I been, nor do I intend to be, god being my helper, [illegible] or anything like it. So do not let such bad dreams trouble you. I send you this by mail a copy of the letter I addressed to the Board resigning my post here. White thinks I ought to resign but I can not agree with him and on that point my mind is fully made up. I certainly can not remain at the academy and fight the enemies of my state at the same time. Some of my friends want me to start a Regiment of my own but that would offer me if they will elect me to Colonel I will accept, but I have no heart for the pulling and hauling it would require. Oh! Me we never know [illegible] our best blessings till they take their [Page 7 - written across Page 3] flight! We know not the bright comforts of these until the calamities of war are upon us. Our dear little house never seemed so interesting to me as now when I get before its dismantled walls. Every spot has a charm for every spot speaks of Lottie and Kate and Frank! Good night my dear wife, may God bless you and our little boy. You may look for a letter from me by every mail. White & Thompson ask after you and send their love. Mrs. White told me just after tea that if I wrote I must say to you that she admires you very much. I forgot to tell you that Mr. Henry Stevens has been exchanged and is now in Richmond. The family are perfectly delighted. Good night Lottie, love, and sweet dreams from your Ellison. P.S. Thursday Night - My dear Lottie - This has been a busy day with me & [illegible] & I have been hard at it packing up our things and have [Page 8 - written across Page 4] not finished yet. I will charter a car tomorrow after I get your letter in which I expect you to tell me which depot [illegible] will send to. I will see them all put into the car and they will go up on Monday morning at 8 o’clock. When I come up we can arrange when mama will send for them. My Regt. has been ordered to Johns Island and left last night. This of course fixed my determination as they go to the presence of the enemy and I have resigned my post here and abandoned all idea of Steven’s legion and I will run up to see you dearest before I go to the Island. My resignation goes into effect on Monday. I will go up to [illegible] on Friday and [illegible] will have a horse to meet me and if you get this in time beg mama to send on Friday afternoon to Mr. Cains for me, so that I can get to Cherry Grove by night. I have made arrangements to get to Mr. Cains from the depot so I need not come only [illegible] I was fearful some accident may happen to this [Page 9] letter, so made more of a rise to Mr. Cain’s, and if I do not meet Lee there, I will get a buggy & ride on up, as my time with you, my angel, will be precious. Peter is better, I will send him up with the things on Monday, I think. Good night, my dear wife, & love to all. Your Ellie (Note: On the other side of this page, written in pencil, “At the Post Office, Thursday morning. The mail just opened, darling, & no letter from Lottie. E.”) 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, November 26, 1861 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 1861-11-26 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. 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/items/show/6 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 Peter has the measles. He says that he is well, and is considering resigning from The Citadel to join Stevens, but has been ordered to a regiment on Johns Island. He asks Lottie's opinion, and says that he knows he has her sympathy. He says that Peter is unhappy with camp life and asks if he should send him back home. He writes about the cost of mailing letters, and how much he loves Lottie. Capers continues his letter later in the week, and says that his regiment was ordered to Johns Island, and that he has resigned from The Citadel. He says that Peter is better, and will be sent home with their things. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived A1961.1, Box 1, Folder 46 Relation A related resource Ellison Capers Collection Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Charleston County (S.C.) 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] Friday Coles Island, May 8th 1862 My precious Lottie It is just now seven minutes after 10 A.M. & very hot. I picked up a leaf or two of an old novel styled “Lady-bird”, and looking over it found a paragraph which seemed to have been spoken by one to his sweetheart, with much of my feelings for you. They, too, seem to have felt the hand of God, & in a moment of dependency Gertrude seems to have exclaimed, “Would that we had never met”! The reply is beautiful, and I adopt the sentiment and send it to you, my Gertrude, my own Lottie, for its own sake & because I know it to be the will of our hearts. “Let us so live, let us so die, that to all eternity we may say, thank God that we met”! Is it not beautiful, darling? Yes, Lottie, I thank God that we understand the meaning of our love, the meaning of our afflictions, and recognize in them the source of higher fruits of genuine virtue, and of earnest love, there [Page 2] our undisturbed happiness could never have yielded. Had we never wept together, your tears would not now burn my cheek, & had we never parted, my darling, we would not now know how much we loved each other, & all the precious words of love that we have spoken, would all have gone unsaid. Truly Lottie, dearest, for naught on earth is half so dear to me as you, it has pleased God to send us many a pang, along with all His goodness to us. But no cloud has yet been without its silver lining. There He took our little angel, our first-born, the child of our first impulses of love, the little being whose [illegible words] first call us mamma & papa. He gave us a beautiful lining to that heavy cloud, in your meek spirit, your gentle & pious submission, and in your unusual strength to bear up under the darkness & to care of our little boy. Then, my darling, let each pang which we endure [Page 3] be a lesson to and a blessing to all the others. Oh let good deeds, and noble, earnest efforts be the fruits of our suffering; and then, my angel, on that day “when every tear, every sigh, every cup of cold water is counted, we will say & if by His infinite mercy we both stand on His right hand, thank God that we ever met! Good bye till tonight. 20 min of 10 P.M. Well, darling, the day is over, & I have just wound up its labors by writing an order prescribing the manner of our leaving this place in case the enemy’s vessels run in. I have been thinking of you all day long. I have no idea dear if that you would have in Charleston a plenty of time to get out of it, nor have I any idea that the city will be shelled, or that it will be taken, if our General shows ability & energy. If you can’t get board in Aiken or Columbia, I am going to bring you down to good old Charleston, if I [Page 4 – written on top of page 3] am kept about it. If the authorities determine to defend the city they cannot and ought not to move out the Regt. from it. I sent [illegible] to the city yesterday. He said all were as usual at Aunt V’s & that [illegible] & Thompson were better. Give my love to Augusta. Kiss my boy & may God bless you. Your Ellison. P.S. Don’t you like the letters of the N.O. Mayor to Farragut? Do you get the paper? E 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, May 8, 1862 (Early morning) 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 about a passage in a novel called "Lady-bird" that reminded him of Lottie and their love. He thanks God for the depth of their love but remarks that love is not without its pangs. He talks about losing their daughter and Lottie's strength in being able to care for their son, Frank. He closes by talking about where she should go, whether to Aiken, Columbia or Charleston. 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 1862-05-08 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] Friday--11 A.M. Since writing you early this morning, my precious wife, the steamer has arrived & brot the terrible tidings of the great conflagration in the city. We were on Clark’s Island all Wednesday night scouting, & could see the flames distinctly, but supposed it must be the woods afire, as the flames were so general. My noble old friend Col. Branch loses all of his furniture, the news of which he received by the boat. He goes to the city & will mail this for me. His wife expects in January. 20 of my friend Small’s company are turned out of homes & their poor families are homeless & penniless. I am having a list I am having a list of the sufferers prepared in order to give them leave to go to their various households. It will comprise fully one hundred of our Regt. I ordered the Daily Mercury to be sent to you, in which you will find an account of the fire. It is a sad sight to see these poor fellows getting ready to go to their blackened & ruined hearthstones, and to me, it is only the more so, for having returned from Edisto & Clark’s Islands, where every homestead is a deserted, pillaged place. At Mr. John Townsend’s fine plantation on Edisto, called Bleak Hall, my heart grew sick. In his residence, fine marble topped tables, sofas, chairs, & elegant glasses are overturned by [Page 2] the marauding negroes, (the enemy have not yet been upon Edisto Island) & every closet, pantry, & shelf is torn open, & the broken crockery & glass is strewn everywhere. The only occupants we found were some poor half starved cats and dogs. To add to all this, the evidences of an attempt to set fire to the residence are apparent in one room, & in the center of the hall the floor has been violated by some beastly negro! Every house on the island, that we visited, bears the same marks of ruin & desertion, in a greater or less degree. The residents must have been possessed of a most perfect panic for in many instances, private letters (which I ordered burned) are left on tables, drawers etc. I do not wonder that the poor afrighted negroes have run away from their homes, where their weak masters had deserted them, telling them, in some instances, to take care of themselves. There are at least 300 runaways on Edisto, one hundred and fifty of which are from this island. A cavalry company, with hounds, are now engaged in driving them up. Sixty were caught on Edings Isld. yesterday, though my detachment saw not one! At the post office of Edisto, I suppose I burned 500 letters, all of which were addressed to husbands, brothers, & fathers & signed with a Christian name or as follows: Your devoted wife, your anxious wife, your affect. mother etc. [Page 3] At the Dr shop, near the office, which was alike abandoned, broken open & pillaged, I ordered the Ast. Surgeon to indicate the poisonous medicines, which I had destroyed. Oh! The desolation of war! Hearts and hearthstones are broken & shattered, & but for the hope we have in a home which has eternal foundations, whose maker & builder is God, we too, my Angel wife, might be withered by this parching, perishing breath of war. But thank God, our enemies can only kill the body. If our earthly tabernacle be dissolved, we have a house not made with hands. Our little Kate is there, and the noise of his tumult is not heard, nor does an anxious care fill the heart of a devoted wife or a precious mother grow weary of watching and waiting, for Jesus is there, and thanks be to God, you and I, my beloved Lottie, my devoted angel, have a hope in Him. Give my love to all. The Col. is about starting. Be cheerful & happy & may God bless you. Ellison. 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, May 8, 1862 (Late morning) 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 talks about the fire that started in the city. He mentions that many people have lost their homes and furniture and now have nowhere to go. He says that it is very sad especially for him since he just came back from Edisto and Clark's Islands where homesteads are deserted and pillaged. He talks about a specific plantation, Bleak Hall, and the devastation that its suffered. He mentions runaway slaves and burning letters at the post office so no one will read them. He orders the doctor to destroy all the poisonous medicines. He closes the letter by remarking on the desolation of war but that enemies can only kill the body, not the soul. 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 1862-05-08 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] Coles Island, May 10th ‘62 Saturday Night My Precious Lottie I looked for a letter from you yesterday, but none came, & this afternoon, when the mail was opened to meet a similar disappointment. I believe I told you that we were now the sole occupants of this island, the Battalion of Regulars, commanded by Maj. Lucas, and the Eutaw Battalion, Col. Simonton, having both gone to Secessionville. Genl. Pemberton says in a official communication to Genl. Ripley, that he retains us here for the following reasons: viz, because it is a healthy place, and the houses on the island furnish convenient quarters and secondly, because we are on hand here to fall back, “by way of a good [Page 2] road to the lines” across James Island. He further says that as the guns have been removed he does not expect us to hold the island against gun boats, but he does expect us to hold it against small boats. All this is in my view, and in the Cols, is ridiculous & without good generalship, for while the island is healthy and the houses comfortable, the “good road” that he talks about runs along the brink Stono River for 3½ miles and while we were pulling back to man the lines, the enemy’s boat could run by us, lay to and infiltrate us and cut off our retreat. It is not more than four miles from the [illegible] to the back of this island and our [illegible] not to move until the boats [Page 3] actually come in, so that they will be right on the mouth of the river before we start. However the Col. & I are hard at work on our road across the marsh and over the creeks to James Island. The last creek will be bridged by day after tomorrow, & the causeways have all been completed, so that by the time you get this, I will be out of the danger of being ignominiously captured. [Drawing on original letter] [Page 4] The diagram on the 3rd page will give you an idea of our position and [illegible] roads. The present road, which Pemberton calls a good one, is marked and Col. and mine is marked thus XXXX. You will see that our crosses thru little creeks, each of which is navigable and could carry a gun boat, but we are stopping up their mouths with piles, indicated by the road marks. It is about 2 miles and a half from A to B. That is from our position to safety. We have sent everything to the rear except a very few things. I have sent my overcoat and packed my valise and sent it to Lady to await my order. Keeping a change of under clothing only which I expect to lose. I will send my horse off tomorrow as our bridges are only built for infantry. You must continue to write to [Page 5 – written over page 4] me, as before, until I direct otherwise. I wrote to Dr. [illegible] some time since & got the enclosed from him today. Did you ask mama to receive your furniture? I did not. I also send the receipt of the express company for the [illegible words]. And I trust, my dear Lottie, that both my [illegible words]. Good night, my darling, & may angels watch over your sleep. Kiss my boy for me & love to Mrs R. Ellison. Sunday Morning Before this starts my business here, I will add a few lines. You have not an idea how I am longing to see you and Frank. When you write me again tell me of your views in reference to the letter I wrote you concerning the Aiken boarding house. I have no answer to it yet, but as soon as it comes will let you know it. [Page 6 – written on top of page 2] Don’t mistake the paragraph of Dr. Palmer’s [illegible] which references my having offered him any furniture. I purposed, only, that he should use such articles in his house as might be serviceable to him and so doing, he would accomplish my wish to have the property cared for. I have no stamps and therefore write you without paying for my letters. Cousin Sam Capers has resigned from the Q.M.’s place and come home. He says that the Calvary men made requisitions on him for forage and he makes requisition on the Brigade Q.M. who fails to get it and then he is abused because the horses do not get enough to eat. It is funny, then, that I neglected to tell you that Naval Officers say that the iron clad steamer, Mississippi [Page 7 – written over page 1] which was burned on the stocks at N. O. was one of the most splendid vessels the war ever conceived. She had three propellers & sixteen boilers, & the plates of iron on her were five inches thick. She was sea worthy, & could have destroyed the whole blockade! Our best Navy Officers so say. Had they worked with Yankee energy on her night as well as day, she would have been finished a month before she was burned. Good bye, darling. God bless you, my ever precious angel. 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, May 10, 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, writing from Cole's Island, says that they are now the sole occupants of the island and that they remain there because it is healthy with convenient quarters and that they can easily fall back to James Island if needed. He says that they are expected to hold the island against small boats but he does not agree with the general's plans since the enemy could cut off their retreat. They are working on a road across the creeks to James Island and are close to finishing it. He tells her that he has drawn a diagram to give her an idea of their position and that he has nothing with him except a change of under clothing. He writes again on Sunday morning concerning some furniture as well as a description of the Iron Clad steamer, Mississippi, that was burned in New Orleans. 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 1862-05-10 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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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] Sunday Night Coles Isld. May 11th 1862 My own precious Lottie After a hard days work in mud & marsh & water, I came in at dusk, changed my clothes, washed all over, and then went up to the post office to get a letter from you, darling, but was told that my letter had been sent to my quarters; so I came back with a bounding heart to read my Lottie's words to me, but lo! The letter found here for me is from Miss R. Only to think of it, Lottie, four days and no letter from my wife! More than two weeks since we parted & only four letters sent me, which is an average of one letter every four days! And I write you every day. Well darling, just as we feel you know. I don’t want you to write me as a task. What I mean is, my darling, that I do not wish you to go to the desk to write me because you feel it to be your duty, or a part of your days labor. No Lottie--write me, my angel, if you can, as the bird flies away to the grove, to refresh its spirit among the genial flowers, and the [Page 2] pleasant shade--write me, my Lottie, just from the same impulse that the little boy, you hold in your arms, lays his head on your breast, because he finds most rest there. I am happier now, this moment, than I have been all day, because, Lottie, my most dear, I am talking to you. Then why should I not write, even though I am weary & worn from a long day’s work. I send you the letter from Miss R. When you are ready to leave Miss Augusta’s, I will go up to Aiken & see what sort of a place it is. If it suits you, I will secure your board there & then you can go whenever you please, dear. But you must positively have some fixed place of residence, & the expense I pray you, not to consider. I have so little respect for the energy of character and for the enterprise, and working capacities of our people, that if I did not love you devotedly, I would not give the turn of a straw for my life. If Charleston was garrisoned by a Yankee force, & we were threatening them it would soon be made impregnable. But whatever people mean [Page 3 – written over page 2] I can’t imagine. However, I believe in God’s goodness & surely, he will not permit our enemies to triumph. Let us so pray. I want to hear from you, my precious one, on many subjects but I believe I have mentioned them all in previous letters. What sort of socks am I to wear this summer? Would you advise me to keep on this thick red flannel? I find it very uncomfortably warm. Good bye Lottie. I am so tired & sleepy. God bless you & Frank, & may you be happy. Ellison P.S. [illegible] sent me his respects, from Aunt V’s yesterday. Suppose I write up & ask Aunt V about Miss R? 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, May 11, 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 that he came back from a long day and was told he had a letter from her; however, it was a letter from Mrs. R. He is upset that he has not received a letter from her in four days especially since he writes her everyday. He says that he doesn't want her letter writing to him to be a chore but something that she wants to do such as hold their son. He then talks about securing her board in Aiken and asks her not to think of the expense. He hopes that God will not permit the enemy to triumph and asks her to comment on many subjects in her future letters. 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 1862-05-11 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/ac7d2b1cf70e514ae09664c33f77dadf.pdf?Expires=1782345600&Signature=iqZeJtOMaGEm56OS%7EGwcVFBeR6qJ%7EX8zd82AHN-VyBhp0wwjICAhtGW9KmaSgG2qcSpLjZbPHdAn-9OmuEA1upS3uN-XCr17YXHR2%7EpC6swSddftE-sAoVPz4TdqlHfpw%7Eaww3SoQyQCnB%7EExLgL5UuVH1U%7E6-rO1kq452r6s6gXrZff6DCdJkXWqADd-GMFBanAitPOIGFmdZ3SfCXF%7E%7EiFSmuYEDR2mWk05lBDE-RI9U1oFEHp%7ECRiw5e8sjTa8U18rybRM2f5dhAt11iJaKQ4rQCzmzSHXwzuuYXEVRo8LJGWJbLGaJI852PdM-EbZsviMZWwSpzoI%7ERuhjeQYw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM beb6fbb69825f82f550676eeca9397d2 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] Saturday, 15 min to 1 P. M. Coles Isld., May 17th 1862 My precious Lottie I have been kept so constantly anxious here that I have not had an opportunity to write you as often as I wished. The enemy made his appearance yesterday at 8 o’clock, and anchored four vessels behind Folly Island. I had my men all in readiness and awaited his demonstrations. The tide was full at 10 on yesterday morning and again at 10 last night, and it is only at the stages of high water that his vessels can cross this bar. Very soon small boats were lowered from the ships & in a little while six of them were moving about in the channel, sounding as they went. [Page 2] One of them came so near to us, in the mouth of Stono River, that I ordered the Riflemen to move under cover of the hills & [illegible] works & fire into it. It was well done, and by my orders the first Yankee fell. One man was brought down, whether killed or wounded I can’t say. My lookout, on the flag staff, with a good glass, and my officers all saw the man fall. The boat promptly turned back. Several marks were left by them in the channel, to guide them in coming in. But at high water the small boats went back to the vessels & no move was made by the latter to come in. I kept my station on the Fort & sent [Page 3] information to the works on The River & to the Genl. The danger passed off with the tide & we were at rest till high water last night, when I had all hands up & ready, but a single vessel remained & we said nothing more of them till this morning, when I went through with the scenes of yesterday, except the firing into the boat. All these matters are of no note to any one but you, darling, & I only mention them because I know they will interest you. In the same spirit I send the communications enclosed, meaning them for your eyes & your heart, & one of these days, maybe, for Frank. I can’t tell how long I will be kept here. Three days [Page 4] is the general rule for outpost duty, but this is my fourth. The Col. told me that I would soon be relieved by two companies of some other regiment. But we willing hands must always expect to be hard worked. I have not heard from you since the 12th but this move has thrown everything topsy turvy & I know that I have two or three letters somewhere. I will send Nat up to the camp with this and expect to get in return a letter from my angel, my own dear Lottie. I think the enemy are only surveying the channel prior to a large expedition up the River. If they succeed, good bye for Charleston. Take good care of my papers, & these I send & have on hand so that you can return them if I want them. Good bye, & God bless you. Ellison. [Page 5 – written over page 4] I have by God’s aid, completely conquered my longing for tobacco smoking & have not had a cigar or pipe in my mouth since I told you that I would smoke no more. And I am happy to tell you, my darling, that I am nearer to Jesus there for. You must ever pray for me. 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, May 17, 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 that the enemy has anchored four vessels behind Folly Island and he had his men at the ready. Boats can only cross the bar at high tide so they waited until then and lowered six small boats into the channel. They moved close to the Stono River and Capers and his men fired on them, bringing down one man. The small boats returned to the vessels and did not return. Capers says that this information is not important to anyone but her. He does not know how long he will be stationed there but hopes to be relieved soon. He hopes to receive some letters soon and closes by saying that the enemy are planning an expedition upriver and if they succeed, it is goodbye to Charleston. He also says that he has quit using tobacco. 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 1862-05-17 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] Camp of the 24th Secessionville May 21st 62 My Angel Got home safely yesterday, thanks to Col. Stevens energy in building the road. I send a letter press copy of my report. Will write to you tonight, the promised long letter. Got yours of the 16th yesterday, telling of Frank’s efforts to walk, his being well, & asking for the Irish Moss. My precious Lottie, don’t write me, for fear of offending me, if you should not. You might feel unwell, or you have no paper, or some good reason for not writing. Good bye. You are [illegible] delight; the object of my highest, best & noblest impulses. Kiss Frank & respects to Mr. R & Miss B & love to Mrs. Rogers. God Bless you. Ellie P. S. My affair with the boats meets with Genl. G’s & Col. S’s commendation. The first shot, I speak of was fired at me as I stood on the fort by the flag, & afterward I got them thick & heavy. E. C. P. S. The boats are slowly feeling their way up Stono. E. C. 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, May 21, 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 Lottie that he got home safely and that will write her a longer letter tonight. He tells her she shouldn't write to him if she feels unwell or has no paper and it won't offend him. He tells her how much he loves her and signs off before adding that his affair with the boats was met with commendation. 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 1862-05-21 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] Secessionville, Monday April 13th, 1863 My precious wife [Illegible] came into the office before I got up this morning (I slept late) and brought me your letters of the 8th, 9th, and 10th, with the Mercury. The editorial somewhat anticipates what I had intended to write you. What in the name of sense our enemy means is beyond my ken. His counsels are truly the counsels of children, and his ships of war, & Battalions of men, seem to move about without knowing what to do or where to go to. I got into a small boat on yesterday afternoon, and rowed over to Morris Island. I got in the magnificent sand hills just in time to witness six Turrets, and the Iron Sides, cross the Bar, at about 3 P.M. I found Col. Graham in the Hills, with the splendid Marine Glass of the Keokuk marked “U.S.N. No. 72”. With this fine glass I could see the fine Turrets and the Iron Sides plainly. Their crews were promenading the decks, & [Page 2] the beautiful sloop of war, Powhattan, with most of the Blockaders, collected about them, to talk over the Bombardment, no doubt, though, I take it, it was by no means a subject gratifying conversation; for in full view of them and the Victory crowned hills, lay the sunken Keokuk and her stranded [illegible]! It was a grand sight, to stand upon these splendid hills towering up, & now mounting Columbiads and Whitworth Guns, & witness the baffled fleet of our boastful enemy! To watch their retreat through the glass of the most formidable of their number, & to walk over the deck of the wrecked torpedo and obstruction destroyer, gave me the highest pleasure. The guns in these hills on the southern end of Morris Island are intended to prevent a passage of the enemy from Folly to Morris Isld. One of these grand hills, on the summit of which, an 8 inch Columbiad is mounted, in sunken battery, has been encircled by our noble troops with a wreath of myrtle, which [Page 3] with the Palmetto, is the native growth of the Isld. Holmes, who went with me, & I, walked up the beach to the stranded “Devil,” & to the beautiful and efficient work. Ft. Wagner, (named in honor of our Wagner) which runs across the narrow neck of the Isld. near where the “Star of the West” Battery was. This “Devil” is simply a large raft, built of heavy 15 inch timbers, with heavy iron hooks & bars projecting from the bottom, which were meant to hook up our torpedoes, & break up submarine obstructions. They have, however, all been sent to Cameron’s foundry to be run into ten inch shot, for the guns of glorious Moultrie, & Sumter, & our strong batteries. The enemy were evidently worsted. I told you the 15th shot of the Iron Clads could knock down Sumter, & so they can, if the Turrets can remain long enough under the fire of our Batteries, to do it! The result of the 7th looks very much as if they cannot. The Keokuk was “stove in”, as the sailors say, in her bow, & several [Page 4] of our steel bolts pierced her. I think the fact of the Iron Clads going out, & all of the turrets, but one, going South, looks very much like they were in for the repair of damages. I send you the Editorial of the Mercury. While I don’t trust the discretion & judgement of the Mercury, nor always approve its politics, I admire its tone on all questions of sentiment. Its Editor is a blooded man, and does not smell of mud. You know I believe in blood. Only seven vessels in Stono Harbor today, & but one encampment to be seen on [illegible] Isld. If the enemy’s force is not all, or nearly all, on Folly Isld. then he has not troops enough in [illegible words] to meet, in our front, to meet the 24th, & Restin’s Battery. I have just read over what I have written, & the thought struck me, [illegible words]. It is written to you & Frank & Sue, & on no account is it public. I trust that I may be spared the vulgar paragraphs of the cousins. Thank you, Lottie, my [Page 5] dear wife, for your letters & for the wild violet. I will keep these little mementos of your love, & you know how I will cherish them. I hope if Frank gets the measles, he will get through safely. How much longer are you going to nurse Sue? Do you give her much nourishment from a single breast? If not, I think you might wean her. Bless my daughter! I hope she may be like her angel sister. Thank you for your part Frank took in my letters. Tell him his Papa loves him with all of his heart, & expects him to be a noble man, like his Uncle [illegible] & Oddy, & then, if it be providential that his Papa should pass away, he will be the support & protection of his Mother and Sister. I will send the bundle spoken of in a previous letter as soon as I get a piece of good wrapping paper. You wonder how long it will be before it will be determined about our dear old city. I can’t tell, my darling. The retreat of the iron clads defers matters, & we must continue to watch & wait, & be ready. Charleston will never fall into Yankee hands. I will bid [Page 6] you good bye now, my dear wife, & wish you God’s blessings. Your affectionate husband. Ellison P.S. Marion King is here at Ft. Lamar. He looks very well. E.C. By way of showing you how an official paper gets up to Genl. Beauregard, I sent you one, which started from Co. “F” 8th Geo. Batt. here under my command. The Batt. is a support to Ft. Lamar, which Brown commands, & makes its reports to me through mine, & so on up the “ascending channel of communication”, as the Red Tapes call it. Holmes, who says good things frequently, said of a communication which had been returned by one of the intermediate commanders, because it was not properly endorsed, that it “got aground in the ascending Channel, the author not knowing how to navigate said Channel”. You see the paper first comes from Hd. Qrs. Ft. Lamar, of which 8th Geo. is the support. Then Hd. Qrs. Secessionville, of which post, Ft. Lamar and 8th Geo. constitute a part, then Hd. Qrs. [illegible words] to which Secessionville is attached, and so on up. E.C. 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, April 13, 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 talks about a trip out to Morris Island where he was able to spy on Yankee ships. He describes the ships and the crews as well as the sunken vessel, Keokuk. He also describes a Columbiad cannon on the island that their troops have laid of wreath of myrtle on and a raft known as the "Devil". He then goes on to discuss the reportage of the Daily Mercury and how he admires its tone. Capers ends the letter by telling Lottie how he treasures her letters and asking after their new daughter, Sue, and their son, Frank. 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 1863-04-13 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] 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] In camp Thursday morning Feb. 26th 1863 My own darling wife I have just finished a supervision of the company drills. It is quite warm, & almost a summer’s sun. I was looking over some of your recent letters just now to select such as I thought proper to preserve, & I found it almost impossible to select. Every one had some particular feature which made it dear, and I selected all but one. I can not bear the idea of destroying one of your letters, in which you tell me of little Frank or Sue, or how earnestly you love me. I send you in this [illegible] receipt, & a copy of the bill of your Nassau things. Yesterday was quite an interesting day with me. Lieut. Beauregard had ordered a flag of truce to be sent to the enemy, with letters to some of our men held as prisoners, & letters from Yankee officers, held by us, to their families. The Col. & I had asked permission to ride down toward Port Royal Ferry, so that Lieut. Walker availed himself of our going to send the flag by us. We were first met by a sentinel to whom we communicated our errand, following across the ferry, and after an hour’s waiting Lieut. Col. Sleeper, 4th New Hampshire Vol. with his adjt. made his appearance, & shortly after, Mrs. Sleeper walked down the end of the causeway, escorted by a Yankee Lieut. After two hours waiting, Sleeper got a boat to us, (we had none) a miserable, old leaky thing, paddled by two Yankees of the 4th N.H.V. They bailed out the greater part of the water, & we got in & went over. [Page 2 – written on top of page 1] My end of the boat touched the wharf first, & I stepped in to it. Then when Col. Sleeper walked up to me, pulled off his gauntlet & offered me his hand, I thought of his being an enemy, with threats of destruction to my family in his business, & I refused to take his hand, to which he replied, “Ah! You won’t take the hand, Eh? Very well then!” I answered in a polite, but firm tone, “No, Sir.” We then delivered our communications, took his receipt & left. He asked me if we had any news, to which I replied: “No Sir, nothing of special interest.” Mrs. Sleeper sat down about two steps off & held her parasol over her with as much grace as if she properly belonged there. The men who paddled us over were very respectful, & quite communicative. They cursed the war, & their officers, & said they were heartily sick of it. They said Mrs. Sleeper had been on for three weeks. The whole party were regular Easterners. On our way back I found the jasmines in bloom, & in one place the [illegible] trees looking lovely. There are some most lovely flowers in this section. But, alas!, most of them have been desecrated, & are exposed to the ruin of the enemy. You & I, Lottie, have felt but the pain of the heat, which our uncertainty absences impairs, but we have not been called on to witness the flowers & fruits of a life time, [illegible] & ruined by war! We have yet to make our home, and the same blessed Providence which has sustained & blessed us in the past, will bless & keep us in the future. My faith is in God. 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, February 26, 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 to Lottie about choosing which of her letters to save and writes how upset he is to destroy even one. He then relates an account of a truce between the Confederate and Yankee soldiers so that letters could be exchanged. 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 1863-02-26 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. 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/485 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived A1961.1, Box 3, Folder 5 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