Ellison Capers

Ellison Capers
Born(1837-10-14)October 14, 1837
DiedApril 22, 1908(1908-04-22) (aged 70)
AllegianceConfederate States of America
BranchConfederate States Army
Service years1861–65
RankBrigadier general
Commands24th South Carolina Infantry
Gist's Brigade
ConflictsAmerican 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.