Elisha Marshall

Elisha Gaylord Marshall (January 26, 1829 -– August 3, 1883) was a brevet brigadier general of the Union Army in the American Civil War.

Born in Seneca Falls, New York on January 26, 1829, Marshall graduated from West Point in 1850.

He was seriously wounded while leading the 13th New York Volunteer Infantry in the Battle of Fredericksburg, and did not return to active duty until early 1864.

[4][5] Marshall received brevet promotions to brigadier general of volunteers in December 1862, to recognize his service at Fredericksburg, and of the regular army in March 1865 to recognize his service throughout the war.

[11] He died Canandaigua, New York on January 26, 1883.,[12] and was buried with his first wife in Rochester's Mount Hope Cemetery.