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Coombs, Leslie -1881
Military officer; born near Boonesboro, Ky., Nov. 28, 1793; entered the army in 1812; and after the defeat at the Raisin River he was sent to General Harrison with important messages which necessitated his travelling more than 100 miles over a country covvered with snow and occupied by Indians.
He took a prominent part in the defeat of Colonel Dudley, and was wounded at Fort Miami.
After the war he was admitted to the bar and became eminent in his profession and also as a political speaker.
He died in Lexington, Ky., Aug. 21, 1881.