The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-27
The Rebel General stephen Elliott, Jr.,
of south Carolina.

The Rebel "hero of Fort Sumter" has not long
survived the fall of that fortress, and has been buried
by his friends with such honors as will hardly be
more than paid TO that other hero OF the same for
tress who held and surrendered II without dshonor
Stephen Elliott was one of that numerous class of
young men at the South VINO were at once made and
ruined by the Rebellion But tor treason he might
have lived long on the splendid Beaufort plantation
on which he was born only thirty-four years ago
might have lived unknown perhaps but honored.
When the war began it found him young, energetic
and enterprsing planter in Beaufort district, South
Carolina. a 1ew weeks after he had raised and
equipped battery of light infantry, which be.
came known az the Beaufort artillery. His first
military exploit of which we have any record was
during the Rebel expedition to Plnckney Island on
in Command at Chaneston, gave Elliott command
of the three batteries OF artillery which were to
company the attacking force, which consisted of
a regiment of infantry and the three batteries
toned. The attack was made at night, on Company
H, of the Sd New Hampshire Infantry, and re-
suited, according TO EloUts story, in the annihi-
laton of The company. lie says this was done "ac
cording to careful estimate" as he, ''wishing to
avoid delay" returned to Charleston Immediately
after the work done. For this, which was MS
first action General Pemberton recommended him
Or ana t6Ece ne e nay SmS foT n
debted to Captain Stephen Elliott who is sailor as
Shortly alter this affair Elliott was placed in com.
mand of Fort Sumter, and continued to command
its defenses during the terrible bombardment to
which it was subjected by General Gilmore. Gill
more is said TO have admired the defense OF Elliott
very highly ana to have so far shown his regard or
the soldierly Qualities displayed by him as to take
steps to secure his early pardon by the President.
While holding this command Elliott resisted night
attack mace on Sumter with such signal success as
TO gain HIM promotion to colonecy and q trans
fer, early in 1864, to Virginia. He happened in''
at Petersburg with Beauregard, OH June IL, 1854,
when Baldy smith ieeblY battering at It's door
for admission. and this exploit made him briga-
diergeneTal, and gave him command ot q brigade OF
Lees army. lie did not again come into notice
until July %, 1864, whom early one fine morning
Burnside exploded mine under his quarters, blew
his brigade into confusion, and wounded him so
badly that il laid HIM up until the end of the war,
When peace had been declared he turned his at
tention 10 politics, ana one Of the South Caro-
lima Convention and a q member of the Legsla.
lure which reconstructed that StaIe. He and his
venerable uncle stephen Elliott, Srr appeared in
the South Carolina House of Representatives on No
yember g. 1865 and quietly took the Jath to support
the constitution OF the State "and of the UNITED
States" Later the vOunPer Elliott appeared as
candidate for Congressional nOnors, beng opposed
by eX. Governor Al On We relieve he was defeated
General Elliott died at Aiken on the 2lst inst.