Ellison Capers

Ellison Capers
Born(1837-10-14)October 14, 1837
Charleston, South Carolina, US
DiedApril 22, 1908(1908-04-22) (aged 70)
Columbia, South Carolina, US
AllegianceConfederate States of America
Service/branchConfederate States Army
Years of service1861–65
RankBrigadier general
Commands24th South Carolina Infantry
Gist's Brigade
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Other workProfessor
College President
Episcopal Bishop
The Right Reverend

Ellison Capers

D.D.
Bishop of South Carolina
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseSouth Carolina
ElectedMay 4, 1893
In office1894–1908
PredecessorWilliam B. W. Howe
SuccessorWilliam A. Guerry
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 13, 1868
by Thomas F. Davis
ConsecrationJuly 20, 1893
by Theodore B. Lyman

Ellison Capers (October 14, 1837 – April 22, 1908) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War, theologian, college professor and administrator from South Carolina.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "CAA Admin Tool". Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  2. ^ "Clipped from Keowee Courier". Keowee Courier. 29 April 1908. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Citadel, Furman and the Sixteenth".