Stephen Elliott, Jr.
| Stephen Elliott, Jr. | |
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| Born |
October 26, 1830 Beaufort, South Carolina |
| Died | February 21, 1866 (aged 35) Aiken, South Carolina |
| Buried at | Beaufort, South Carolina |
| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Unit | 11th South Carolina Infantry Regiment |
| Commands held |
Holcombe's Legion Elliott's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia Elliott's Brigade, Army of Tennessee |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | State legislator |
Stephen Elliott, Jr. (October 26, 1830 – February 21, 1866), was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He was a planter, state legislator in South Carolina and militia officer before the Civil War and a fisherman after the war. Elliott again was elected to the state legislature after the war but was unable to serve due to his early death.
Stephen Elliott, Jr. was born on October 26, 1830 in Beaufort, South Carolina. He was the eldest son of Rev. Stephen Elliott and Ann Hutson Habersham. Rev. Elliott was a large plantation owner as well as a preacher to the Black people of the area.
After studying at Harvard College for a time, he graduated from South Carolina College in 1850. He became a planter on Parris Island, South Carolina. Elliott also served in the South Carolina legislature. He was captain of the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery, a militia company. Elliott also was known for his skill as a yachtsman and a fisherman. In 1854, he married Charlotte Stuart.
Elliott served in the Confederate States Army within South Carolina from the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 until the spring of 1864, advancing from captain to colonel. In order to participate in the bombardment of Fort Sumter, he attached himself to a different unit than his Beaufort Volunteer Artillery company. The Beaufort Artillery company became an infantry company, so Elliott started his official Confederate Army service as a captain in the 11th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He participated in the defense of Port Royal, South Carolina. He was wounded in the leg at an engagement at Fort Beauregard, South Carolina on November 7, 1861. In August 1862, he was appointed Chief of Artillery for the 3rd military district of South Carolina. He also made some raids against Union targets after the Union Army captured the South Carolina coastal islands, including making attacks with torpedoes. On April 9, 1863, his raiders sank the steamer George Washington. In 1863, he became major and then lieutenant colonel of artillery. For a time in late 1863, he commanded the Confederate force at Fort Sumter, where he received a head wound during the bombardment of Charleston by Union forces on December 11, 1863.
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