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Levi Twiggs

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Levi Twiggs
BornMay 21, 1793
Richmond County, Georgia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 13, 1847
Mexico City, Mexico
Place of burial
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
United States Marine Corps
Battles/wars
RelationsJohn 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

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Levi Twiggs memorial in Laurel Hill Cemetery

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, Major 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

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The USS Twiggs (DD-127)[3] and USS Twiggs (DD-591)[5] were named in his honor.

References

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Citations

  1. ^ a b "Levi Twiggs". www.remembermyjourney.com. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Davis 1972, p. 7.
  3. ^ a b "Twiggs I (DD-127)". www.history.navy.mil. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  4. ^ Quint, Ryan. "Mexican-American War 170th: The Storming of Chapultepec". emergingcivilwar.com. Emerging Civil War. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Twiggs II (DD-591)". www.history.navy.mil. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

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