CONFEDERATE MEMORY & SOUTHERN FAITH

Capers, Walter B.

The Soldier-Bishop, Ellison Capers [Civil War - Confederacy]

New York: The Neale Publishing Company, 1912. First Edition, First Printing. Decorated cloth.
A SIGNIFICANT CONFEDERATE MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY PUBLISHED BY THE ESTEEMED NEALE PUBLISHING COMPANY, DOCUMENTING THE LIFE OF ELLISON CAPERS.
A Charleston native, Capers rose from a regimental major to Brigadier General, serving with distinction during the Atlanta campaign and the Battle of Franklin. Following the war, he entered the ministry, eventually becoming the Episcopal Bishop of South Carolina. This work is a cornerstone of the Neale bibliography, prized for its detailed military history and its account of the post-war Episcopal Church in the South. This copy features a contemporary presentation inscription.

KEY FEATURES
+++ Imprint: New York: The Neale Publishing Company, 1912. [First Edition / First Printing].
+++ Reference: Krick 70.
+++ Binding: Original purple-blue cloth with ornate gilt titles and red borders; top edge gilt.
+++ Visuals: Frontispiece portrait and several B/W photo plates.
+++ Military Content: Extensive detail on the Siege of Charleston, the Atlanta Campaign, and the Tennessee Campaign.

CONDITION: Good to Very Good -- Bindings are tight and square. Text is clean with light, even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with rubbing to the spine tips and lower edges. The spine is notably sun-faded (common for this purple cloth), and the gilt remains legible but dimmed on the spine. Features a presentation inscription on the front flyleaf.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE --
Ellison Capers represents a specific archetype of the 19th-century Southerner: the 'Soldier-Priest.' His transition from the Citadel’s first graduating class to a Brigadier General in the Army of Tennessee, and finally to the Bishopric of South Carolina, mirrors the cultural arc of the post-war South. This biography is highly regarded not just for its military detail, but for its insight into the 'Reconstruction of the Soul' in the Episcopal Church.

As a bibliographic entity, this is a cornerstone of the Neale Publishing Company catalog. Neale was the premier publisher of Confederate history in the early 20th century, known for providing a platform for Southern veterans to document their experiences with a high level of literary and physical production quality. Krick’s inclusion of this title in his bibliography (Krick 70) solidifies its status as an essential piece of Confederate historiography.

SUBJECTS: American Civil War, Confederate States Army, Army of Tennessee, South Carolina History, Episcopal Church, Military Biography, Reconstruction, Biography, Military History, Confederate Imprint.

Item #21587

Price: $245.00