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Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Additional Sketches Illustrating the services of officers and Privates and patriotic citizens of South Carolina. (search)
rned from that post just after the secession of South Carolina and before the bombardment of Fort Sumter. Upon his arrival he entered the army as an aide on the staff of Gen. R. S. Ripley, and accompanying the latter to Virginia was assigned to duty as commissary of the brigade. He was in the battle of Seven Pines, shared the service of the brigade in the Shenandoah valley under Stonewall Jackson, and was with General Ripley when he was wounded at Sharpsburg. Under Ripley's successor, General Doles, of Georgia, he continued on duty as brigade commissary, until the Pennsylvania campaign, when he served with promotion to major on the staff of General Rodes, commanding a division of the Second corps. At the battle of Gettysburg he was taken prisoner, and thence was sent to Fort Delaware and later to Johnson's island. In 1864 he was specially exchanged for Major Pruyn, of Albany, N. Y., returning south by way of Governor's island, N. Y., by the steamer Arago to Port Royal, and thence
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
emy to stem the tide, desisting only with the close of day. That evening Jackson and A. P. Hill were both wounded, and the command of the corps devolved upon him. He prepared to renew the movement at dawn, but General Stuart coming upon-the field, Rodes yielded to him the command, and during the next day commanded his division. For his conduct in this battle, Rodes was promoted to major-general, to date from May 2d. Henceforth he led D. H. Hill's old division, consisting of the brigades of Doles, Daniel and Ramseur. At Gettysburg General Lee witnessed his great charge, on July 1st, and sent an officer to express his thanks. In the Wilderness, at Spottsylvania and the second Cold Harbor, General Rodes so handled his troops as to increase his reputation for skill as a leader, and so conducted himself as to add fresh laurels to his fame as a soldier of undaunted courage. Rodes was with Early on the march into Maryland and, bringing up the rear on the return to Virginia, inflicted on
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 3 (search)
ird North Carolina, Colonel Thomas S. Kenan. Forty-fifth North Carolina, Colonel Samuel H. Boyd. Fifty-third North Carolina, Colonel Wm. A. Owens. Second North Carolina Battalion, Major John M. Hancock. Ramseur's brigade. with North Carolina regiments from Steuart's brigade was Cox's brigade. Second North Carolina, Colonel W. R. Cox. Fourth North Carolina, Colonel Bryan Grimes. Fourteenth North Carolina, Colonel R. T. Bennett. Thirtieth North Carolina, Colonel F. M. Parker. Doles's brigade. Cook's brigade. Fourth Georgia, Colonel Philip Cook. Twelfth Georgia, Colonel Edward Willis. Twenty-first Georgia, Colonel John T. Mercer. Forty-fourth Georgia, Colonel W. H. Peebles. Battle's brigade. Brigadier-General C. A. Battle. Third Alabama, Colonel Charles Forsyth. Fifth Alabama, Colonel J. M. Hall. Sixth Alabama, Colonel J. N. Lightfoot. Twelfth Alabama, Colonel S. B. Pickens. Sixty-first Alabama, Major [Lieutenant-Colonel] L. H. Hill. Johnston's
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), From the Rapidan to Spotsylvania Courthouse. (search)
as at Hanover Junction; the Twenty-first Georgia, of Doles' brigade, same division, and Hoke's brigade, of Earled Battle's, of Rodes' division, to support it, with Doles on Battle's right. They were instructed not to alloing charge, several hundred prisoners, and relieving Doles, who, though hard pressed, had held his ground. Genre as follows from right to left of my line: Daniel, Doles, Battle (Rodes' division), G. H. Steuart's, Stonewalere were two salients: one at Rodes's right brigade (Doles's), the other at Johnson's centre, where I occupied tack was expected. About 4 P. M. I learned that General Doles's skirmishers were driven into his works. He wa. D. Johnston's) of the latter, with the remnants of Doles's and the right of Daniel's brigades, struck on one s division, and the Twenty-first Georgia regiment to Doles' brigade. We moved to Hanover Junction, where my co, the enemy having massed heavily in front of Rodes (Doles's brigade) under cover of a dense pine thicket, made
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of the conduct of General George H. Steuart's brigade from the 5th to the 12th of May, 1864, inclusive. (search)
the repulse of the Federals across and out of Doles's works, and their occupation by Steuart. It er, soon discovered that Steuart did not cover Doles's entire front to the left, and fifty or more the traveled road, instead of the pike, found Doles's front, and there rendered that prompt assistance so much needed, which assistance was on Doles's, not Battle's, right. No troops were on eithee writer well remembers how sorely pressed was Doles when Jones was broken, but never knew who was , as he was three hundred yards to the left of Doles; but it is safe to infer that as Daniel and Got being in the front, they must have been with Doles. The history of this part of the line in actin the evening of the 10th, in the recapture of Doles's works. The facts are as hereinbefore statedr rank, left his works and advancing across to Doles's line took an active part in that engagement.The two North Carolina regiments had served in Doles's brigade from the Seven Days battles around R
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The campaign from the Wilderness to Petersburg—Address of Colonel C. S Venable (formerly of General R. E. Lee's staff), of the University of Virginia, before the Virginia division f the Army of Northern Virginia, at their annual meeting, held in the Virginia State Capitol, at Richmond, Thursday , October 30th, 1873. (search)
n to bring him in, but the Federal sharpshooters were very active and rendered it impossible to get to him, and on the 11th May, when the Federal forces had withdrawn from that part of our line, there, amidst the blackened, swollen corpses of the assailants, whose sufferings had been more brief, lay this boy with the fresh, fair face of one just dead. On the afternoon of the 10th a portion of the Sixth corps (General Sedgwick's) succeeded in piercing Rodes's line on the front, occupied by Doles's Georgia brigade. General Lee had his quarters for the day on a knoll about a hundred and fifty yards in the rear of this part of the lines and in full view of it. He at once sent an aiddecamp to General Edward Johnson, on Rodes's right, and mounting his horse, assisted in rallying the troops and forming them for the recapture of the lines. Under his eye, Rodes's troops and Gordon's brigade, which had been brought up from the left, went forward in handsome style, recovering the lines and t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Twelfth Georgia Infantry. (search)
tt's brigade was not on my right. I received instructions from General Doles, under these circumstances, to guard carefully my right flank. of the hill the enemy had abandoned his guns and position, and General Doles ordered me through the thicket to push the now flying enemy. Ived out by the left flank, and in about an hour had reported to General Doles, and resumed my position on the right of the brigade. About 6 nt. I then halted, reformed the line, and went forward to find General Doles, which I soon did. He returned, took command, and I returned tolorsville. About 5 o'clock P. M. of that day, I was ordered by General Doles to move the regiment to a position in the wood opposite, contigettysburg. Report of Col. Edward Willis, Twelfth Georgia Infantry, Doles' brigade. headquarters Twelfth Georgia regiment, near Darkeslonel Twelfth Georgia Regiment. Captain F. T. Snead, A. A. General, Doles' Brigade. List of casualties in the Twelfth Georgia regiment in
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 18. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 9 (search)
uitt. Brisk firing was soon heard upon our front and left, indicating that General Doles had encountered the foe. At this point General Colquitt moved by the right o General Colquitt (in effect) that the firing indicated a sharp fight with General Doles, and that my impression was that his support was needed there, and that I w of General Colquitt, whose men were resting in line of battle on the field General Doles had won. Saturday night our division occupied the last line of battle wie was placed perpendicular to the plank-road, the left resting on the road, General Doles on my right and Colonel (E. A.) O'Neal, commanding Rodes' Brigade, on my le's brigade: While these movements were taking place on the left, Ramseur and Doles pushed forward on the right, past the first line of entrenchments, which had al passed the first and second lines of our troops, and became fiercely engaged. Doles deflecting to the right, passed up a ravine behind the graveyard on Chancellor'
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memorial address (search)
orld as one of the best and bravest of all our leaders. It was this same gift that enabled General Hill to select from the lieutenants of his regiment Robert F. Hoke to be made major of his regiment over ten competent captains. It was this intuitive perception of persistent pluck, dash and coolness that prompted him to love and honor George B. Anderson, William R. Cox, Bryan Grimes, Stephen D. Ramseur and Robert D. Johnston, and led him later to urge the advancement of Gordon, Colquitt and Doles, of Georgia. In June, 1861 (a few days after the fight at Bethel), in a letter to his wife he said of Stonewall Jackson, then a colonel in command of a brigade, I see that Jackson has had an engagement and taken many prisoners. I have predicted all along that Colonel Jackson would have a prominent place in the war. Battle of Bethel. On the 6th of June, 1861, Colonel Hill, then at Yorktown, was ordered to make a reconnoissance in force in the direction of Fortress Monroe, and moved do
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.26 (search)
avalry of the Valley. During the month of May, Major-General Edward Johnson and a large part of his division had been captured at Spotsylvania; Major-General Early had succeeded Lieutenant-General Ewell, who had become an invalid, and Major-General Rodes was the only officer above the rank of brigadier who remained in his place. Of the twelve brigadiers but one of them was still at the head of his brigade, for Gordon and Ramsey had succeeded Early and Edward Johnson; Stafford, J. M. Jones, Doles and Junius Daniel had been killed; Pegram, Hays, James A. Walker and R. D. Johnston had been wounded, and George H. Steward had been captured. The staff had been cut to pieces, many field officers had fallen, and the rank and file of the corps was now reduced to 8,000 muskets. An hour ahead of time—at 2 o'clock on the 15th of June—General Early moved from Cold Harbor, Hunter being then within forty miles and he within 140 miles from Lynchburg, which was Hunter's objective point. On th
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