Levi Twiggs
Levi Twiggs | |
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Born | May 21, 1793 Richmond County, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | September 13, 1847 Mexico City, Mexico |
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army United States Marine Corps |
Battles/wars | |
Relations | John Twiggs (father) David E. Twiggs (brother) |
Levi Twiggs (21 May 1793 – 13 September 1847) was an American military officer who served in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812, the Second Seminole War, and the Mexican–American War.
Biography
[edit]Twiggs was born in Richmond County, Georgia, on May 23, 1793.[1] His father was a leader in the Georgia militia during the American Revolutionary War. Twiggs was commissioned a second lieutenant on 10 November 1813. He was promoted to first lieutenant in 1815.[2] During the War of 1812, he saw action on board President and was captured when that frigate was taken by a squadron of four British warships. After being imprisoned at Bermuda, he was freed when word of the Treaty of Ghent reached that island.[3] He continued to serve in the military and was promoted to captain in 1830.[2]
He fought in the Seminole Wars in Florida and Georgia in 1836 and 1837, and achieved the rank of major in November 1840.[2] At the start of the Mexican-American War, Twiggs requested an active part in the fighting and was attached to the Marine Battalion which left New York in June 1847. He fell to enemy fire as he led a 40 marine "storming party" in the Battle of Chapultepec[4] on 13 September 1847 and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.[1]
Namesake
[edit]The USS Twiggs (DD-127)[3] and USS Twiggs (DD-591)[5] were named in his honor.
References
[edit]Citations
- ^ a b "Levi Twiggs". www.remembermyjourney.com. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Davis 1972, p. 7.
- ^ a b "Twiggs I (DD-127)". www.history.navy.mil. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Quint, Ryan. "Mexican-American War 170th: The Storming of Chapultepec". emergingcivilwar.com. Emerging Civil War. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Twiggs II (DD-591)". www.history.navy.mil. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
Sources
- Davis, Doris S. (1972). Register of the Levi Twiggs Papers 1834-1850 in the United States Marine Corps Museum Quantico, Virginia (PDF). United States Marine Corps Museum.
- Taylor, Zachary (1848). General Taylor and His Staff. Grigg, Elliot & Co.
- 1793 births
- 1847 deaths
- American military personnel killed in the Mexican–American War
- American military personnel of the War of 1812
- Burials at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia)
- Deaths by firearm in Mexico
- People from Richmond County, Georgia
- United States Army personnel of the Seminole Wars
- United States Marine Corps officers
- War of 1812 prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- United States Marine Corps personnel stubs