Lt. Elbert was assigned to the 3rd U. S. Cavalry and participated in several major battles. These included first Bull Run, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Antietam and other actions of the Army of the Potomac. He also served on the staff of General Stoneman. He was promoted to Captain on March 11, 1863. Died on a riverboat on the Mississippi River while en route to an assignment at St. Louis, MO.
Lt. Elbert was assigned to the 3rd U. S. Cavalry and participated in several major battles. These included first Bull Run, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Antietam and other actions of the Army of the Potomac. He also served on the staff of General Stoneman. He was promoted to Captain on March 11, 1863. Died on a riverboat on the Mississippi River while en route to an assignment at St. Louis, MO.
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