10/15/2026
Ellison Capers (October 14, 1837 – April 22, 1908) was a prominent South Carolina educator, Confederate general, and Episcopal bishop whose multifaceted life earned him the moniker "The Soldier Bishop."
He authored the South Carolina volume of the Confederate Military History series edited by Clement A. Evans. Capers died in Columbia in 1908 and is buried at the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery. In 1941, the Faith Memorial Chapel in Cedar Mountain, North Carolina, was dedicated in his memory, where historical artifacts from his military career—such as his sword and war diaries—are preserved