This is the story of Collett Leventhorpe (1815-1889); an Englishman and former captain in the 14th Regiment of Foot. Leventhorpe came to North Carolina about 1843; settled there; and later served the Confederacy as a colonel in the 34th and 11th N.C. and brigadier general commanding the Home Guard in eastern North Carolina. Though he trained as a physician at the College of Charleston in the late 1840s; he never practiced and was a restless man; endlessly in search of fortune-before the war in the gold fields of North Carolina and Georgia; and after it in the pursuit of lost estates; art treasures and inventions. But he excelled first and foremost as a Confederate soldier. As a field commander he was never defeated in battle; and his record was marred only by his own rejection of a much deserved but very late promotion to CSA brigadier. He lies buried in the beautiful Happy Valley section of Caldwell County.
#5336014 in Books McFarland Company 2003-01-28Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .77 x 7.06 x 10.46l; #File Name: 0786414162237 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. great and easy readingBy MaxFNot finished with it yet. Very well written; great and easy reading. My thanks to Mr. Schellhammer for a very good book.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Very useful bookBy Charles J. MarrThe 83rd 's history was in many ways the history of the Eastern Theatre of the War Between the States. Great numbers of soldiers were recruited from this area and the casulty list is apalling by today's standards. This was a military democracy; officers were elected. Reading this book; one cannot fail to observe that the first and second commanding officers were killed in combat; the thrd; General O.S. Woodward; lost a leg after previously suffering severe arm injuries. officers led from the front and shared the dangers with their men. The book gives us the human details of the war and has a collection of excellent photos.These aspects make it a valuable companion to the county and city histories which flourished just after the war and which are generally only available in county libraries. Additionally the dispersal of th veterans of the period to the newly available lands in western Missouri and south eastern Kansas scattered a good bit of the history which would be almost irrecoverable were in not for this effort and a number of others. Anyone doing research into the regiment; the events or the period will find a great tool here.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Meticulously Researched and Credibly WrittenBy ElzbthabethBy far the best regimental study from the Civil War. Fans of Strong Vincent will not be disappointed. It's a case-study/memoir/reference book; all rolled into one. I find myself going back to it time and again.
