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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.〔〔 The son of Colonel Littleberry Mosby Sr.,〔According to Mosby (1975), Littleberry Sr. generally spelled his first name "Littlebury"; Littleberry Jr. adopted the spelling now commonly used for both.〕 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.〔Mosby Tavern NHRP listing, p 9〕 == Military service == In October 1776, serving as a captain, Mosby led the Virginia Line company recruited at Mosby Tavern in Cumberland County, Virginia. In the winter of 1776–77, they marched to Savannah, Georgia, remaining in the area under the command of Robert Howe until the capture of Savannah by Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell in December 1778.〔Pension Application of Thomas Baker〕 In April 1780,〔McAllister. p 81〕 Mosby, again serving as a captain, raised a volunteer company of cavalry, which included his brother Wade as second lieutenant, and Horatio Turpin as first lieutenant.〔Pension Application of Wade Mosby〕 Records show that in 1780 and 1781 Mosby was captain of a cavalry company in service at Petersburg, Virginia.〔McAllister. p 29, 40〕 Soon after, Virginia Governor Thomas Jefferson wrote Mosby〔Sources disagree as to whether Jefferson's correspondence was with Littleberry Mosby Jr. or Littleberry Mosby Sr. The National Register of Historic Places listing for Mosby Tavern indicates that Littleberry Sr. was the correspondent ("Littleberry Mosby, Sr. also served political appointments including sheriff, Justice of the Peace, Representative in the General Assembly, House of Delegates, and member of the Committee of Safety. Littleberry later oversaw the county militia during the Revolutionary War and corresponded with Thomas Jefferson on the state of his command."), while the Pension Application of Wade Mosby indicates that it was Littleberry Jr.〕 to raise all the cavalry he could and go to the aid of General Lafayette. Mosby called on his former lieutenants, Wade Mosby and Horatio Turpin, to each raise a company, while Littleberry led the battalion as major. A typed summary in Mosby's pension application summarizes his Revolutionary War service:
Mosby also served throughout the War of 1812, reaching the rank of brigadier general in the Virginia militia.〔〔 He retired in late 1815 or early 1816. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Littleberry Mosby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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