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Eggleston, Joseph, 1754-1811

Military officer; born in Amelia county, Va., Nov. 24, 1754; was graduated at William and Mary College in 1776; joined the cavalry of the American army; became captain, and acquired the reputation of being an officer of great efficiency. In 1781 he displayed remarkable bravery in the action of Guilford Court-house and in the siege of Augusta; later in the same year he won the first success in the battle of Eutaw by a well-directed blow against the vanguard of the British column. He held a seat in Congress in 1798-1801. He died in Amelia county, Va., Feb. 13, 1811.

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