Joel Leftwich (November 22, 1760 – October 20, 1846) was an American Brigadier General in Virginia in the War of 1812.[1][2] He also took part in the Revolutionary War.[1] His brother was the politician Jabez Leftwich.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Papers of Joel Leftwich, 1786-1890". http://www.lib.virginia.edu/rmds/portfolio/leftwich/.
- ↑ Butler, Stuart L. (2008). Real Patriots and Heroic Soldiers: Gen. Joel Leftwich and the Virginia Brigade in the War of 1812. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0788447754.
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