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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) 2 2 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)
other detachments, to follow Fitzhugh Lee across the Occoquan at Selectman's ford. Crossing in Lee's rear, he turned up the river, met and routed a small force of the enemy, and was joined by Butler at night, when the darkness stopped his pursuit of the enemy. Colonel Butler, before joining Hampton north of the Occoquan, had extricated his command on the Bacon Race road in the most skillful manner. Meeting a force of the enemy within a mile of the church, Butler's advance, under Lieut. W. H. Perry, charged and drove it back on its supports. Coming up with his main force, Colonel Butler charged the squadron in his front, and drove them in precipitous retreat. Following up their retreat, he came upon General Geary's division of cavalry, with artillery, on the march from Fairfax to Dumfries. Geary was in position to meet him, and at once opened with canister. Taking in the seriousness of his situation, he promptly retired a short distance, and by the time the enemy had formed c
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)
alfour, daughter of Robert Duncan, of Greenville. She died in 1890, leaving one child, Alexander McB. Peeples. He was married the third time, in January, 1891, to Harriett, daughter of Isaac J. Johns, and they have four children: Lucile, Zoe, Jennie and Edwin W. His father, Alexander Peeples, was born in Beaufort in 1818, entered Kirk's company of cavalry, and was later appointed collector of tax in kind. He was a general in the State militia before the outbreak of the war. Lieutenant William Hayne Perry, a distinguished South Carolinian residing near Greenville, was born at that city June 9, 1839, the eldest child of ex-Gov. Benjamin F. Perry and his wife, Elizabeth Frances McCall. His mother was a daughter of Susan B. Hayne, a sister of Robert Y. Hayne, the distinguished South Carolina orator, senator and governor. He was graduated at Furman university, and after a short attendance at the South Carolina college, entered Harvard university, where he was graduated with distingu