Washington Lafayette Elliott
| Washington Lafayette Elliott | |
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Washington Lafayette Elliott
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| Born |
March 31, 1825 Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Died | June 29, 1888 (aged 63) San Francisco, California |
| Place of burial | The Presidio in San Francisco |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1846–1879 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General Brevet Major General
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| Commands held |
2nd Iowa Volunteer Cavalry 3rd Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles/wars |
Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Washington Lafayette Elliott (March 31, 1825 – June 29, 1888) was a Brigadier General in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He led a division of IV Corps at the Battle of Nashville in 1864. In 1866, he was awarded the honorary grade of brevet major general, U.S. Army.
Elliott was born on March 31, 1825, at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was a son of U.S. Navy Commodore Jesse Elliott. Washington accompanied his father on some voyages. After attending Dickinson College, he entered the United States Military Academy on July 1, 1841. He left in 1844 to study medicine but was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1846 for the Mexican–American War. He fell ill during the Siege of Veracruz and spent the rest of the war on recruiting duty. He remained in the army as a first lieutenant (1847), serving as a quartermaster. Elliott was promoted to the rank of captain in 1854.
In 1858 Elliott married Valeria Biddle Blaney (1828–1900), who was a first cousin of Spencer Fullerton Baird of the Smithsonian Institution. Baird and Girard named a species of snake after her, Virginia valeriae.
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