Littleberry Mosby
Military Person
1757 – 1821
Who was Littleberry Mosby?
Littleberry C. Mosby Jr. 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. The son of Colonel Littleberry Mosby Sr., 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.
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- Born
- Jan 28, 1757
Cumberland County - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Oct 26, 1821
Powhatan County
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on July 23, 2013
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