Littleberry C. Mosby Jr. | |
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Born | Cumberland County, Virginia | January 28, 1757
Died | October 26, 1821 Powhatan County, Virginia | (aged 64)
Allegiance | United States |
Service | Continental Army Virginia militia |
Years of service | 1776–1815(?) |
Rank | Brigadier general[1][2] |
Battles / wars | American Revolutionary War (Battle of Blanford, Siege of Yorktown), War of 1812 |
Littleberry C. Mosby Jr. (January 28, 1757 – October 26, 1821) was an American military officer. During the American Revolutionary War, he served in the Continental Army as a captain in the 2nd Georgia Regiment, and was captured at the Siege of Savannah in 1778. After his release, he served as a major commanding a cavalry battalion in the Virginia militia. During the War of 1812, he was a brigadier general in the Virginia militia.[1][2] The son of Colonel Littleberry Mosby Sr.,[3] he lived his entire life at Mosby Tavern in Cumberland County, Virginia/Powhatan County, Virginia, Powhatan County having been created from the eastern portion of Cumberland County in May 1777.[4]