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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) 3 1 Browse Search
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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), Chapter 9: (search)
e lost a leg, and Capts. J. C. Summer and L. P. Foster and Lieuts. James Hollingsworth and James C. Hill, all officers of high character and gallant men, were killed on the field. Capt. R. P. Todd, the senior captain of the regiment, was among those first wounded. The three field officers and the three senior captains were wounded or killed, leaving the fourth captain, John K. G. Nance, in command. In the Second, Maj. Franklin Gaillard was twice wounded. Lieuts. R. E. Elliott and R. Fishburne, Jr., of Captain Cuthbert's company, were wounded. Captain Cuthbert was detailed to skirmish with the enemy's advance in front of McLaws' division early in the morning, and remained on that duty all day. The Third battalion was also detailed for special duty at Howison's mill, on Hazel run, and was not with the brigade in the engagement. In the Seventh, Capts. Benjamin Roper and T. A. Hudgens and Lieut. J. C. Lovelace were wounded. In the Eighth most of the casualties were met while the
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)
county, is the youngest of six brothers who were in the Confederate service, his elders being Dr. B. C. Fishburne, who was in the medical department, first in a hospital at Georgetown, and later in the army of Northern Virginia, serving until the close, and dying in 1868; Edward B., who was a member of the Charleston Light Dragoons, was detailed as special guide under General Hagood and others, and at the last was a corporal in the Second regiment of cavalry, now living at Summerville; Robert Fishburne, deceased, who was with the Palmetto Guards, and rose by distinguished service from private to captain; William H. Fishburne, who served throughout the war with the Charleston Light Dragoons, and was one of those specially complimented by General Hampton for gallantry at Fayetteville, N. C.; and Charles C. Fishburne, of the same command, who died of fever in 1863. This gallant group of brothers were the grandsons of Gen. William Fishburne, of the war of 1812, who had also a worthy reco