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Surnames Beginning with the Letter E

WASHINGTON L. ELLIOTT was an officer in the regular army when the War of the Rebellion began.  He had served in the War with Mexico and attained the rank of captain.  Later he distinguished himself in the Indians wars of the west.  On the 14th of September, 1861, he was Colonel Elliot was promoted to Brigadier-General and soon after was made chief of Cavalry in the army under General Pope in his Virginia Campaign.  Later he was transferred to the army of the Cumberland and became Chief of Cavalry to General Thomas.  After the Battle of Nashville he was promoted to be Major-General for distinguished services.  After the close of he war he returned to the regular army as colonel of the third Cavalry.  In 1879 he was placed on the retired list and died in San Francisco on the 29th of June, 1888.

SAMUEL B. EVANS was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee, July 31, 1837.  In boyhood he attended the public schools of that section and later entered the State University.  His parents removed to Davis County, Iowa, in 1841, which was then part of Van Buren.  He learned the printer's trade and when a young man founded the Sigourney Democrat, in Keokuk County.  Some years later he established the Ottumwa Democrat which he published for many years.  He was also the founder of the Ottumwa Mercury and later the publisher of the Ottumwa Independent.  In August, 1862, he enlisted in the Union army and was in the battles of Helena, Little Rock and Jenkin's Ferry.  He has long been promoted to first lieutenant for gallantry in service.  He has long been on of the prominent leaders of the Democratic party.  He was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention at Baltimore in 1872, at St. Louis in 1876, at Cincinnati in1880 and chairman of the Iowa journalism, it having been his life work.  He was postmaster he was post master of Ottumwa from 1885 to 1890.  He was an enthusiastic advocate of fish culture for many years and when the act passed providing for the promotion of this industry in Iowa, Governor Carpenter in recognition of his valuable services in this line appointed Mr. Evans Fish Commissioner.  He has long been a contribute to the publications of the Department of American Archeology.