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25-437: Leventhorpe may refer to: Collett Leventhorpe (1815–1889), US brigadier-general John Leventhorpe (c.1370–1435), royal attorney Leventhorpe baronets The Leventhorpe School Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Leventhorpe . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

50-487: A Confederate Officer could not endure anything without a complaint." His arm discharged bone fragments for three months. He survived the operation, but was held at Fort McHenry and Point Lookout for eight months before he was exchanged, with friends in England sending him money to purchase necessities while held in prison. After he was released, he resigned his commission with the 11th North Carolina and took command of one of

75-636: A year in Canada. Leventhorpe reached the level of Captain of Grenadiers , on the 16th of November, 1842. He then transferred to the 18th Regiment of Foot and on the 24th of October, 1842 he sold his Captaincy in order to travel to South Carolina on business for an English company. In 1843, while on an extended holiday in the United States, Leventhorpe traveled to Asheville, North Carolina , where he met his future wife, Louisa Bryan, daughter of General Edmund Bryan, of Rutherfordton, NC . Leventhorpe entered

100-600: The Army of Northern Virginia it fought in the Eastern Theater until the surrender at Appomattox . The 34th North Carolina Infantry was organized at High Point, North Carolina , on October 26, 1861. In March 1862, the regiment was reorganized at Goldsboro , under the Confederate Conscription Act ; the men enlisting for "three years or the duration of the war." Source: The 34th North Carolina Infantry spent

125-689: The Gettysburg Campaign as part of Major General Henry Heth 's division in Lieutenant General A. P. Hill 's Corps. With the rest of Heth's command, the 11th North Carolina participated in the July 1 fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg . Leventhorpe was seriously wounded in fighting against the Iron Brigade after flanking the 19th Indiana south of Herbst's Woods. He was wounded in the left arm, shattering

150-439: The battle of Cold Harbor it was not actively engaged, but came under rapid Union fire for a long time. During the siege of Petersburg , the 34th North Carolina fought at the battle of Jerusalem Plank Road , later participating in the first assault wave at Ream's Station , being repulsed with heavy casualties. During the winter of 1864/65, the 34th North Carolina was in winter quarters at Battery No. 45, near Petersburg . This

175-507: The 34th North Carolina could enjoy quite a long period of rest, until engaged at the battle of Fredericksburg in the middle of December. The winter of 1862/63 was spent in winter quarters at Moss Neck . The winter was severe, the supply faltering, the provisions low, yet the morale of the regiment remained high. During the battle of Chancellorsville , it participated in the flanking movement of Stonewall Jackson's command. The regiment then returned to Moss Neck, where it remained until

200-626: The Medical College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina . He graduated at the top of his class then married Louisa on April 1, 1849, and the couple made their home in Rutherfordton. Leventhorpe never practiced medicine. In 1849, Leventhorpe applied for and was granted United States citizenship . When North Carolina seceded Leventhorpe offered his military services to his adopted state. His community standing and military background won him

225-706: The North Carolina Home Guard brigades tracking down deserters. He was later commissioned brigadier general of state troops and he defended the Roanoke River , Fort Branch, and the Petersburg & Weldon Railroad . His state generalship made him the Confederacy's only English born soldier to hold that rank. On February 18, 1865, he also became a Brigadier General in the Confederate ranks, but 3 weeks later he refused

250-604: The age of fourteen. For the next three years he was educated by a private tutor. In 1832 Leventhorpe purchased the rank of ensign in the 14th Regiment of Foot (the Buckinghamshire's), in the army of King William IV . Leventhorpe was stationed in Ireland for the next three years. He purchased a lieutenancy on the 2nd of November 1835, and was stationed in the British West Indies . After several years of duty there he spent

275-495: The appointment, choosing instead to remain in state service. His troops defended Raleigh when Major General William T. Sherman marched through North Carolina. He and his men retreated to Greensboro , where they surrendered on April 26, 1865. After the war, Leventhorpe was involved in several business enterprises and politics following the War. He and his wife moved to New York City and also traveled frequently to England. Leventhorpe

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300-514: The army in early June broke camp for the Gettysburg campaign . At the battle of Gettysburg , the 34th Regiment suffered heavily, both during the first and during the third day. The total loss of the 34th North Carolina Infantry at Gettysburg was 104 of its 311 men. General Pender had been promoted to command the Light Division, so the regiment fought under General Scales as brigade commander. He

325-436: The bone, and hip and was removed from the field. Leventhorpe was captured by Union cavalry during the retreat to Virginia. The Union surgeon tending to him detected that gangrene had set in his wound and suggested amputation but Leventhorpe refused, so submitted to allowing the surgeon to cauterize the wound with nitric acid and Leventhorpe refused anesthesia , saying he "would have died, rather than let an enemy see that

350-623: The cold weather with great pain. The regiment spent the winter of 1863/64 at Orange Court House , where they received new recruits. They were mostly between 40 and 45 years of age, and not very able or willing soldiers. Soldiers kept deserting, no doubt because of the lack of supplies. Come spring, and the campaign season, the regiment fought at the battles of the Wilderness ; Spotsylvania Court House , where its losses were few, fighting as they did behind breastworks ; Hanover Junction , where it suffered heavy casualties, losing three color bearers . At

375-401: The last battle, the regiment was in charge of the pontoon bridge , and participated in the paroling of the large number of prisoners of war . After a speedy march, it reached Sharpsburg, Maryland in time to participate in the battle . During the withdrawal to Virginia , the regiment participated in the defeat of the pursuing Union army at the battle of Shepherdstown . After Shepherdstown,

400-445: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leventhorpe&oldid=954259354 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Collett Leventhorpe Collett Leventhorpe

425-496: The rank of colonel in the 34th North Carolina Infantry . He spent the early months of the War drilling and disciplining the regiment and by December he was given temporary command of a brigade . During the winter of 1861-62 he was at Fort Branch near Hamilton, North Carolina guarding the Roanoke River and the Weldon Railroad Bridge . In April 1862 he was transferred to the 11th North Carolina, elected its colonel and

450-435: The winter of 1861/62 drilling at High Point and Raleigh . Many men suffered the childhood diseases they had been spared as youths. Come spring , the regiment was transferred to Fort Branch , near Hamilton , on duty against Union gunboats on the Roanoke River . At the beginning of the summer of 1862, it was transferred to Pender's Brigade , A. P. Hill's Light Division , Army of Northern Virginia . The regiment

475-457: Was a winter of great afflictions; lack of food and clothing made many men desert to the Union lines. On April 1, the regiment learned that the Confederate lines at Petersburg had been broken. A last desperate fight was fought at Sutherland's Station , inflicting severe losses on the Union attackers. Falling back the regiment reached Amelia Court House , joining the main army, and being provisioned. On

500-595: Was attached to the brigade of Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew . During this period, Leventhorpe complained that he was being held back from higher command because of his foreign birth and lack of political connections, though he was offered a command in the cavalry but declined it due to his lack of experience in that branch. After helping repulse an attack during the Siege of Washington , in April 1863, Pettigrew's Brigade joined General Robert E. Lee 's Army of Northern Virginia for

525-507: Was born on the 15th of May, 1815 to Thomas Leventhorpe and Mary Collett in Exmouth , Devon, England. Thomas died, probably of tuberculosis , about nine weeks after Collett's birth. Leventhorpe's ancestry could be traced back to the 14th century and was connected to royalty through marriage and service. His older brother Thomas Leventhorpe was a first-class cricketer for Cambridge University . Leventhorpe studied at Winchester College until

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550-566: Was sent to the Atlantic coast to head the District of Wilmington. Later that year he manned the defenses along Virginia's Blackwater River . Returning to North Carolina in December, he led his troops impressively at the Battle of White Hall , which slowed Federals under Brigadier General John G. Foster in their advance toward Goldsboro, North Carolina . In mid-December, Leventhorpe's 11th North Carolina

575-510: Was soon engaged in the Seven Days Battles , fighting in the battles of Mechanicsville , Gaines's Mill , and Frayser's Farm . Although not directly engaged at Malvern Hill , it came under heavy artillery fire for several hours. In August 1862, the Light Division was transferred to Stonewall Jackson 's command; the 34th North Carolina participating in the battles of Cedar Mountain , Second Manassas , Ox Hill , Harpers Ferry . After

600-696: Was sympathetic to the Ku Klux Klan during Radical Reconstruction , though no record exists of his joining the Klan. He eventually settled in Wilkes County, North Carolina , where he died on the 1st of December, 1889. 34th North Carolina Infantry The 34th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War . As part of

625-405: Was wounded during the battle, and the brigade command was taken over by Colonel Lowrance of the 34th North Carolina. During the retreat to Virginia, the regiment fought at the Battle of Williamsport ; many men were captured by the pontoon bridge. The 34th North Carolina was present at the battle of Bristoe Station , but it was not actively engaged. It fought at the battle of Mine Run , enduring

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