{⋆★⋆} BG Leventhorpe, Collett

Collett Leventhorpe

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Born: May 14, 1815

Birth Place: Exmouth Devon, England

Father: Thomas Leventhrope 1776 – 1815

Mother:
Mary Collett 1790 – 1819

Wife: Louisa Bryan 1827 – 1908
(Buried: Chapel of Rest Cemetery, Happy Valley, North Carolina)​

Education:

Graduated from Medical College of Charleston​

Occupation before War:
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1832 – 1842: Served in British Army rising to Captain​
Businessman for an English Company​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Colonel of 34th​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​
1861 – 1862: On Guard at Fort Branch guarding Roanoke River​
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 11th​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​
Manned the defenses along Virginia's Blackwater River​
1862: Participated in the Battle of White Hall
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1863: Participated in the Siege of Washington, North Carolina​
1863: Wounded in the left arm and hip during the Battle of Gettysburg​
1863 – 1864: Prisoner of War held by the Union Army​
1864 – 1865: Colonel of North Carolina Home Guard​
Brigadier General of North Carolina State Troops​
1865: Refused rank of Brigadier General of Confederate Infantry​
1865: Defended Raleigh, North Carolina against Sherman​
1865: Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina on April 26​

Occupation after War:

Enterprise Businessman in North Carolina​

Died:
December 1, 1889

Place of Death: Wilkes County, North Carolina

Age at time of Death: 74 years old

Burial Place: Chapel of Rest Cemetery, Happy Valley, North Carolina

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