Point Pleasant Battle. Here, Oct. 10, 1774, General Andrew Lewis and a thousand Virginia riflemen defeated the federated Indian tribes led by Cornstalk. Known as the "first battle of the Revolution." It was the most important battle between . . . — — Map (db m305737) HM
Virginia Brigade under the command of Brig. Gen. Joel Leftwich
James Adare •
John Anderson •
Stephen Archer •
George Arnold •
Isaac Bockover •
Jacob Brewer •
Patrick Burk •
William Carder •
Richard Carson •
John Clutter • . . . — — Map (db m305736) WM
Within a few miles of here lived and died Joel Leftwich, militia general, legislator, justice of the peace, and Revolutionary War veteran. In the War of 1812, he commanded a brigade of Virginia militia that marched in the winter of 1812-1813 to . . . — — Map (db m305732) HM
About two miles southwest is Mount Airy, a plantation house built ca. 1800 for Col. Thomas Leftwich (1740-1816). The two-story frame house retains much of its Federal-style woodwork. Leftwich served in the Seven Years' War and was a captain of the . . . — — Map (db m305734) HM
