Brigadier General Stephen Elliott CSA

Historical marker location:

Beaufort, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Bay Street and U.S. 21, on the right when traveling east on Bay Street.)

Marker installed: 1968

Born October 26, 1830 Died February 21 1866.

The USS Yorktown, a World War II-era aircraft carrier that now serves as a museum ship, is docked in Charleston Harbor. The ship played a key role in the Pacific Theater of the war, including the Battle of Midway.