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Danville Leadbetter
Danville Leadbetter (August 26, 1811 – September 26, 1866) was a career U.S. Army officer and later he served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
A trained engineer, Leadbetter supervised the construction of forts before and during the war, and is noted for his controversial involvement in the November 1863 Battle of Fort Sanders in eastern Tennessee. After the conflict he left the United States and lived out the remainder of his life on foreign soil.
Early life and career.
Danville
Leadbetter Point
Leadbetter Point is a point on the northwest coast of Pacific County in the state of Washington in the United States. It lies at the southern side of the entrance to Willapa Bay.
Leadbetter Point is located at . It was named in 1852 by James Alden for fellow U.S. Coast Survey officer Danville Leadbetter.
See also.
Leadbetter Point State Park
References.
- "Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition". Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997.