Alexander Calvin Elliott (December 20, 1831 – February 9, 1905) was a United States soldier who fought with the Union Army during the American Civil War as a sergeant with Company A of the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry.

[4] Alexander Elliott became one of the early responders to President Abraham Lincoln's call for volunteers to help defend Washington, D.C. following the fall of Fort Sumter to Confederate States Army troops in mid-April 1861.

[5] Military records at the time described him as being a 32-year-old farmer and resident of Beaver County who was 5' 10-1/2" tall with black hair, brown eyes and a fair complexion.

Engaged in operations with the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry and other Union troops at Paine's Cross Roads, Virginia on April 5, 1865, he captured the flag of an enemy regiment.

Elliott received his Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Appomattox Campaign while participating in Union Army operations at Paine's Cross Roads on April 5, 1865.

His citation read: The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Alexander Elliott, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on April 5, 1865, while serving with Company A, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, in action at Paines Crossroads, Virginia, for capture of flag.