- Elliott Warren Rice
Infobox Military Person
name=Elliott Warren Rice
caption=Elliott Warren Rice
born=November 16 ,1835
died=June 22 ,1887
placeofbirth=Allegheny, Pennsylvania
placeofdeath=Sioux City, Iowa
placeofburial=Floyd Cemetery, Sioux City
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allegiance=Union
branch=Union Army
serviceyears=1861–1865
rank=Major General
unit= XVI Corps
XV Corps
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battles=American Civil War
*Second Battle of Corinth
*Battle of Belmont
*Fort Henry
*Fort Donelson
*Battle of Shiloh
*Atlanta Campaign
*Carolinas Campaign
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laterwork=Elliott Warren Rice (
November 16 ,1835 –June 22 ,1887 ) was a general in theUnion Army during theAmerican Civil War . He commanded aninfantry brigade during the pivotalAtlanta Campaign in the summer of 1864.Early life
Rice was born in Allegany,
Pennsylvania . His family moved toBelmont, Ohio , when Rice was an infant. He was schooled inWheeling, West Virginia (then Virginia), andFranklin College inAthens, Ohio . In 1855, he moved to Oskaloosa,Iowa , to study law under his brother,Samuel Allen Rice , and graduated from theUniversity of Albany Law School in 1858. He practiced law in Oskaloosa with Samuel until the Civil War broke out.Civil War
On
July 24 ,1861 , he joined the7th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a corporal. He was promoted to major onAugust 30 ,1861 . He fought at theBattle of Belmont in November, and became regimental commander when his superiors became incapacited. There he received the first of seven war wounds. He participated in the campaigns to captureFort Henry and Fort Donelson and in theBattle of Shiloh , when he was promoted to colonel. He fought in theBattle of Corinth (October 1862) and commanded Bethel andLa Grange, Tennessee , leading the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XVI Corps and protectedMemphis & Charleston Railroad .As a brigade commander in the Atlanta Campaign in 1864, he fought at
Resaca , New Hope Church, and Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. He received promotion to Brigadier General of Volunteers onJune 22 ,1864 , leading the 2nd Division. He participated in theSiege of Atlanta , and then transferred to the XV Corps, were he served through the March to the Sea and theCarolinas Campaign . He was appointed to the brevet rank of major general for war service dating fromMarch 13 ,1865 .Post war
After the war he practiced law in
Washington D.C ., until returning to Iowa, to his sister's home in Sioux City, where he remained until his death. He is interred at Floyd Cemetery, Sioux City,Woodbury County ,Iowa .cite web| title =US Civil War Generals| publisher =Kerry Webb Canberra Australia| url =http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/ung_r.html| accessdate = 2007-08-13] cite web| last =ugaalltheway| title =Elliott Warren Rice| work =Find a Grave| url =http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5896701| accessdate =2007-08-13]References
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