Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-03-08
Death Of Brigadier- General Elliott.

Death of Brigadier-Gen Elliott.
Wednesday. in Aiken, S. G., died Ste.
phen Elliott, Jr., lately Brigadier. General
in an army whose fame be helped to in
crease, and not long since one of the stur.
diest defenders of the city, where his name
has become household word.
Gen. Elliott was born at Beaufort, S. c.,
on the 26th of October, 1880 His father,
who survives him, is the Rev, Stephen Ell.
lott, of Beaufort, and his mother was Miss
HaberSham, Of Georgia. From his earliest
years he excelled in all the manly sports,
and had established precedence among his
fellows, who accompanied him in any un-
dertaking where opportunity was afforded
for the display of courage, coolness and re-
sources. On growing up, he spent some
time at Harvard University, but subsequent,
ly Joined an advanced class at the South
Carolina College, where be graduated in
December, 1850 In this class were Col.
James H Riou, the Rev. R. W. Baruwell,
Major. General Wharton, and Brigadier.
General S. R. Gist.
After taking his degree, he became q
planter of the long-stapled cotton on one of
the islands of the Broad River, and bis
fame as an agriculturalist was soon estab-
lished by the remarkable results of bis
plaDting. About this time he married Miss
Charlotte Stuart, who, with one son, is left
to mourn the loss of her noble husband. A
year or two before the late war Gen Elliott
was elected Captain of the Beaufort Artil-
lery, an cid militia company; and on its
outbreak this company was Immediately put
into the field by the State as part of the
9th afterwards 1lth) South Carolina Reg.
imeut, Colonel W. G. Hayward. With this
company Stephen Elliott manned the guns
of Fort Beauregard during the attack of
November, 1861, and gave promise of his
military capacity in bis construction of the
fort, in his gallantry in holding it, and in
the skill by which be brought off its garri,
son without loss. Iu 1862 his company was re.
organized as Light Battery under the name
of the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery, and du.
ring that year and the beginning OF 1868
be was always busy in planning or conduct
ing reconnoisances or sttacks-one of which,
on Pinckney Island, will be remembered
for it's complete success. The guns of his
battery, under his direction, did brave ser.
vice at the battle of Pocotaligo, in October,
1862, where they were engaged at unusually
close quarters under heavy fire. After
being more than once recommended by his
commanding officer for promotion, in the
spring of 1868 he received commission Of
Major of Artillery, and was assigned to duty
on James Island. In September Of the
same year he was placed in command of
Fort Sumter, which was at the time the
forlorp hope of Charleston Harbor. We
leave it to history to tell the story of his dc.
fence of Sumter, which We believe to be an
exploit not surpassed in the military career
of aoy people. There his great abilities as
an engineer and ordnance officer, his fertil.
ity of resources, aud his great vigilance,
came fully into play, and his memorable
services were, in April, 1864, rewarded by
promotion to the Colonelcy of the Holcombe
Legion Infantry. Two (perhaps more)
weeks after, when Brigadier General W. S.
Walker, commanding his brigade, was
wounded and captured at Clay's Farm, on
the 10th May, 1864, Stephen Elliott was
made Brigadier General and assigned to his
brigade. On the 18th of June, 1864, he
rendered great services in defending Peters
burg, on the first assault of General Grant,
and narrowly escaping with his life, having
been struck four times in the course of the
engagement On the 3Oth of July, mine
was sprung under portion of his command,