Elisha G. Marshall

from The New York Times, August 4, 1883:

               OBITUARY.
        COL. ELISHA G. MARSHALL.
  Col. Elisha G. Marshall, a retired officer of
the United States Army, died in Canandaigua,
Ontario County, this state, yesterday, of illness
caused by wounds which he received during the
rebellion. Col. Marshall was a native of New-
York, and was about 63 years old. He was ap-
pointed a cadet in the West Point Military Acad-
emy July 1, 1845. He was graduated in 1850 with the
rank of Second Lieutenant of Infantry, and was
assigned to frontier duty at Fort Howard, Wiscon-
sin. He remained there only a year, when he was
assigned to the Sixth Regiment Infantry, and was
sent to Fort Gibson, and subsequently to Fort
Kearny, Nebraska. He remained on duty at that
post until 1858, when he was detailed to accom-
pany the Utah Expedition. In the meantime he
had been promoted First Lieutenant. He partici-
pated in the famous march to California in that
year, and remained a year on post duty at
Benicia. During the ensuing year he was
assigned to duty at Fort Mojave, New-
Mexico, and at this point he engaged in
his first skirmish in a brush with the Indians.
During the year preceding the rebellion  Col. Mar-
shall was engaged in the recruiting service. He
was sent to Rochester, N.Y., in March, 1861, where
he performed duty as mustering and disbursing
officer for a year. In May, 1861, he was promoted
Captain. He received a commission as Colonel of
the Thirteenth Regiment, New-York Volunteers,
April 20, 1862, and entered the service in the Army
of the Potomac. He was in the Virginia peninsular
campaign; the seige of Yorktown; the reconnois-
sance and capture of Hanover Court-house, May 29,
1862; the battle of Mechanicsville, June 25;
the battle of Gaines's Mill, June 27, at which for
gallant and meritorious services he received an
army commission as Brevet Major; the battles of
Malvern Hill, Manassas, and Antietam, the skir-
mish at Shepardstown, and march to Falmouth,
Va., and finally the battle of Fredericksburg, Dec.
13, 1862. In this battle he was severly wounded
and went home on leave of absence until May,
1863. Col. Marshall's conduct at the battle of
Fredericksburg won for him a brevet commission
as Lieutenant Colonel in the regular army.  Upon
his recovery he was sent to Rochester, where he
remained as mustering and disbursing officer dur-
ing the rest of the year. From January until May,
1864, he was in command of the harbor defenses at
this port, and was mustered out of the volunteer
services on May 23 of that year.
  Col. Marshall accepted a commission as Colonel
of the Fourteenth New-York Volunteer Heavy
Artillery in January, 1864., and commanded the
brigade to which his regiment was attached in the
battle of the Wilderness on May 6. He was en-
gaged with his command in the movements around
Spottsylvania, the battles of North Anna, Tolo-
potomy, Cold Harbor, and finally the asault on
Petersburg, Va., on June 17, 1864. Here he was again
severely wounded, and was compelled to retire
for a month on sick leave. He rejoined his command
in season to participate in the seige of Petersburg
during the month of July, and for his distinguished
services in leading the assault on the mine he re-
ceived a commission as Brevet Colonel in the regu-
lar army. He was taken prisoner by the rebels im-
mediately after the explosion of the mine, and was
held a captive until April, 1865. After his release
he assumed command of the brigade in the de-
fense of Washington, and remained there until
the following July. He was mustered out
of the volunteer service on Aug. 16,
and, having been promoted Major in the
regular army, he was assigned to duty in the re-
cruiting service. From Aug. 12, 1866, to Feb. 20,
1867, he was commandant of the post at Fort
Union, New-Mexico, when his disabilities com-
pelled him to go before the retiring board, and he
was retired with the rank of Colonel from active
service on Sept. 11, 1867. His last military service
was performed from June 3, 1868, to Jan. 22, 1869,
when he served on a court-martial in the Depart-
ment of the South. He received the highest bre-
vet commission issued to any officer of his rank for
services during the rebellion, that of Major-Gener-
al of Volunteers.