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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 1 1 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 1 1 Browse Search
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 40: outrages in Kansas.—speech on Kansas.—the Brooks assault.—1855-1856. (search)
e hands, arms, and shoulders. Fortunately, the blows had fallen on the thick part of the skull, and there was a mass of hair on the head; if they had happened to strike the temple, a fatal result might have immediately followed. As it was there was the danger of the concussion of the brain, or of erysipelas. Dr. Boyle's testimony, Congressional Globe, p. 1360; Dr. Perry's, p. 1364; Darling's, p. 1360; Dr. Perry's statement, Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, vol. IV. pp. 417-421, Dec. 29. 1856; Works, vol. IV. pp. 338, 339. The dressing of the wounds being finished, Wilson, who hearing of the assault had returned to the Capitol, assisted by Buffinton of the House, took Sumner in a carriage to his lodgings at Rev. Mr. Sampson's, on Sixth Street. Wilson's testimony, Congressional Globe, p. 1357. He was still in a state of partial stupor while on the way. As soon as he reached his rooms he told Wilson that he should renew the conflict with slavery in the Senate as soon a
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)
and honorable distinction until the close of the struggle. He took part in every engagement of his regiment, and fortunately escaping injury returned at the end with the same faithful horse that he rode from home upon in 1861. He is now an honored resident of Greenville. By his marriage in 1854 to Martha J. Keeler, he had thirteen children. The oldest of these, Maj. William A. Hunt, the organizer and first commander of O'Neill camp, Sons of Veterans, was born in Greenville county, December 29, 1856, and at the age of fifteen years began his business career as a clerk. In that capacity and as a traveling salesman he has been quite successful. In the military service of the State since the war he has been quite prominent, joining the Butler Guards as a private in 1876, and ten years receiving the honor of election as major of the Third regiment. He resigned this rank in 1887 to become captain of the Butler Guards. In 1891 he held for a short time, until his resignation, the ran