Isaac H. Elliott

Isaac Hughes Elliott (January 25, 1837 – December 3, 1922) was an American Brevet Brigadier General who participated in the American Civil War. He commanded the 33rd Illinois Infantry Regiment across several battles of the Vicksburg campaign. Elliott was also the Adjutant general of Illinois from 1880 to 1884.

Early life Elliott was born on January 25, 1837, on a farm in Dover Township, Bureau County, Illinois near Princeton as the son of John Elliott and Mary Hughes Elliott and both were of Irish origin. Elliott spent his childhood attending pioneer schools as well as being a farmer and rancher.

American Civil War

On September 2, 1861, Elliott entered service as a captain of the 33rd Illinois Infantry Regiment but was wounded and captured on October 15, 1861, but was exchanged in May 1862. On May 30, 1863, Elliott was promoted to major and sent to participate in the Vicksburg campaign and several battles within it. Elliott was nominated for a Liberal Republican candidate for Congress in 1874 but was "very properly defeated". From 1880 to 1884, Elliott re-enlisted in the United States Army as the Adjutant general of Illinois and became a member of the Loyal Legion around this time. In 1894, Elliott moved to Roswell, New Mexico where he worked as a farmer and rancher. Elliott died on December 3, 1922, at White Plains, New York and was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.