Beechwood was the family farm 6 miles south of Covington on what is now the Dixie Highway, encompassing 993 acres, and overlooked Covington, Cincinnati, and the Ohio River.
War of 1812
Colonel Richard M. Johnson's Regiment Mounted Kentucky Volunteers
Captain Squire Grant's Company, Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Militia, commanded by Colonel William Mountjoy.
Enlisted at Newport, Aug. 31, 1813 and were engaged or enlisted to Nov. 8, 1813 unless otherwise noted.
Thomas P. Leathers........3rd Corporal
Battle of the Thames, 5th Oct. 1813
War of 1812, 2nd Corporal. Lost horse at Portage, 4th Reg't. KY Mounted Volunteer Militia, commanded by Capt. Squire Grant.
Beechwood was the family farm 6 miles south of Covington on what is now the Dixie Highway, encompassing 993 acres, and overlooked Covington, Cincinnati, and the Ohio River.
War of 1812
Colonel Richard M. Johnson's Regiment Mounted Kentucky Volunteers
Captain Squire Grant's Company, Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Militia, commanded by Colonel William Mountjoy.
Enlisted at Newport, Aug. 31, 1813 and were engaged or enlisted to Nov. 8, 1813 unless otherwise noted.
Thomas P. Leathers........3rd Corporal
Battle of the Thames, 5th Oct. 1813
War of 1812, 2nd Corporal. Lost horse at Portage, 4th Reg't. KY Mounted Volunteer Militia, commanded by Capt. Squire Grant.
Gravesite Details
Disinterred from Beechwood Farm Cemetery in 1873 and re-interred with brother at Highland Cemetery. Buried in same grave with brother Benjamin William Leathers. Grave is at this time not marked.
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