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 ELLIOTT

ELLIOTT

ELLIOTT, Washington Lafayette, soldier, was born in Carlisle, Pa., March 31, 1831; son of Capt. Jesse Duncan Elliott, U.S.N. He was on board his father's flag-ship, cruising in the West Indies, 1831-33, and was with him on the Constitution dur- ing his service on the Mediterranean, 1836^0. He matriculated at Dickinson college with the class of 1843, but left college in 1841 to accept appoint- ment as cadet at the U.S. military academy. He was graduated in 1846 and commissioned 2d lieu- tenant of mounted rifles. He served in the Mexican war, was promoted 1st lieutenant July 20, 1847, and captain in July, 1854. He commanded a company of U.S. troops in an engagement with the Nava- jos in New Mexico, September, 1858, in which he distinguished himself. He was stationed in Mis- souri at the outbreak of the civil war and took part in the engagements at Springfield, and at Wilson's Creek, Aug. 10, 1861. He was appointed colonel of the 3d Iowa cavaby in September and promoted major in the regular service, Nov. 5, 1861. For his action at New Madrid, Mo., in March, at Island No. 10 in April, and at Corinth in May, 1862, he was severally brevetted. He was promoted briga- dier-general of voUmteers in Jime, 1863, and became chief of cavalry, army of Vii-ginia, in August following. At the second battle of Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1863, he was severely wounded. He M^as tx'ansferred to the command of the depart- ment of the northwest early in 1863, and in the summer of that year joined the army of the Poto- mac as commander of a division. He was trans- ferred to the army of the Cumberland and commanded the Federal troops at the battle of Mossy Creek, Tenn. He was promoted chief of cavalry and was conspicuous in the Atlanta ca-m- paign and in the pursuit of Hood. He was com- mander of a division in the 4th army corps in the battles about Nashville, Tenn., in November and December, 1864, and received for services in that campaign brevets of major-general of volunteers and brigadier-general in the regular army. For gallant and meritorious services during the civil war he was brevetted major-general in the regu- lar army. He was promoted lieutenant -colonel in the regular army in August, 1866, colonel in 1878, and was retired at his own request March 20, 1879. He died in San Francisco, Cal., June 29, 1888.

ELLIOTT, William, patriot, was born in Beau- fort, S.C, Jvily 9, 1761; son of William and Mary Gibbes (Barnwell) Elliott; grandson of William

(1695-1731) and (Emms) Elliott; and of

Nathaniel and Marj^ (Gibbes) BarnweU; and great- grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth Elliott, of Jolm and Ann (Berners) Barnwell, and of Dr. Ralph Emms. He joined the patriot army in 1780 and was with General Lincoln's forces on Jolin's Island when surprised, captured and confined in the prison-ship in Charleston harbor. He lost

heavily by the depredation of the British troops, but on being released succeeded in restoring the damage and in acquiring large wealth which he used to promote educational and charitable insti- tutions and to advance public improvements. He was married to Phoebe, daughter of AVilliam Waight. He served in both branches of the state legislature and died in Beaufort, S. C., May 7, 1808.

ELLIOTT, William, author, was born in Beau- fort, S.C, April 27, 1788; son of William and Phoebe (Waight) Elliott, and grandson of William and Mary Gibbes (Barnwell) Elliott, and cousin of the Rt. Rev. Stephen Elliott, first P.E. bishop of Georgia. He entered Harvard in the class of 1810, but ill health compelled him to return home before he completed his course, notwithstanding which he received his A.B. degree in 1809 and his A.M. in 1815. He devoted himself to agriculture and was a member of the state senate in 1830, when he refused to vote to nullify the tariff law and resigned his seat. He publislied essays on naval economy, political science and economics, and under the pen-names " Venator " and " Pisca- tor " contributed sporting sketches to current periodicals. He pviblished Carolina Sports by Land and TFa^er (1836), i^nVsco, a tragedy (1850), and imder the pen-name " Agricola " a series of ■letters in the Southern Beview in 1851 against se- cession. He died in Charleston, S.C, Feb. 3, 1863.

ELLIOTT, William, educator, was born in Bal- timore, Md., in 1831; son of William Elliott. He entered the service of the public schools of Balti- jiiore in 1850 as vice-president of the East female high school. In 1851 he was transferred to the Central high school, afterward the City college, as assistant in mathematics and teacher-of English, and subsequently became senior professor of mathematics in the City college, from which posi- tion he was promoted to the presidency, Aug. 26, 1873, and held the office during the remaiuder of his life. The honorary degree of A.M. was con- ferred upon him by Dickinson in 1857. He died in Baltimore, Md., July 1, 1890.

ELLIOTT, William, representative, was born in Beaufort, S.C, Sept. 3, 1838; son of the Rev. Stephen and Ann Hutson (Habersham) Elliott, gi-andson of WiUiam and Phoebe (Waight) Elliott, and of John and Ann (Barnwell) Habersham, and a descendant of Thomas Elliott. He attended Beaufort college. Harvard college and the Uni- versity of Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in Charleston, S.C, in 1861, and at once entered the Confederate army, serving throughout the civil war, and being at the surrender assistant adjutant -general of Gen. Stephen D. Lee's corps. He was engaged in the capture of Fort Sumter, first battle of Manassas, the battles of Williams- burg, EUerson's Mill, Cold Harbor, and White Oak Swan?p, the fight at Waterloo Bridge, and the