Elliott Warren Rice
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Elliott Warren Rice (November 16, 1835 – June 22, 1887) was a general in the
Atlanta Campaign
in the summer of 1864.
Early life
Rice was born in
University of Albany Law School in 1858. He practiced law in Oskaloosa with Samuel until the Civil War broke out.[2]
Civil War
On July 24, 1861, he joined the
Memphis & Charleston Railroad
.
As a brigade commander in the Atlanta Campaign in 1864, he fought at
Carolinas Campaign. Rice was mustered out of the volunteers on August 24, 1865.[3] On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Rice for appointment as a brevet major general of volunteers for war service to rank from March 13, 1865 and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.[4]
Post war
After the war he practiced law in
See also
List of American Civil War generals (Union)
References
- ^ a b "US Civil War Generals". Kerry Webb Canberra Australia. Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
- ^ a b ugaalltheway. "Elliott Warren Rice". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 714.