Joel Leftwich Papers, . 1779-1843

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Joel Leftwich Papers, . 1779-1843

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Joel Leftwich (1759-1846) was an army officer, state legislator, and justice of the peace, of Bedford County, Va. The collection includes correspondence and other papers of Leftwich, including letters, 1812-1814, from him to his wife Nancy relating to War of 1812 military campaigns and conditions in camps in Virginia and Maryland; letters from members of his family, especially his nephew, Robert Leftwich, 1823-1828; a scrapbook containing a certificate for service in the Revolutionary War and commissions to the ranks of captain, brigadier general, and major general in the Virginia militia; letters from members of the Otey family; and newspaper clippings.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Leftwich, Joel, 1759-1846

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Joel Leftwich (1759-1846) was an army officer, state legislator, and justice of the peace, of Bedford County, Va. During the Revolutionary War, Leftwich fought at Germantown, Pa.; Camden, S.C.; and was wounded at Guilford, N.C. In the War of 1812, he commanded a brigade under General William Henry Harrison and became a major general of the Virginia militia. From the guide to the Joel Leftwich Papers, ., 1779-1843, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Histor...