American Patriot, War of 1812. Known as the "boy captain of 1812," Leslie Combs was a veteran of the War of 1812, where he distinguished himself for courage and gallantry by delivering a dispatch on foot over a hundred miles of snow covered, perilous terrain. He was commissioned Captain of Scouts in April of 1812, and was later taken prisoner by the Indians and forced to run the gauntlet at Fort Miami. After the war, he became a successful lawyer in Lexington. In 1836, he raised a regiment to aid in the Texas Revolution, and was commissioned a colonel in August. A dedicated Whig, he was elected a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, serving as Speaker from 1846 to 1847. He also served as a trustee of Transylvania University, and state auditor.
American Patriot, War of 1812. Known as the "boy captain of 1812," Leslie Combs was a veteran of the War of 1812, where he distinguished himself for courage and gallantry by delivering a dispatch on foot over a hundred miles of snow covered, perilous terrain. He was commissioned Captain of Scouts in April of 1812, and was later taken prisoner by the Indians and forced to run the gauntlet at Fort Miami. After the war, he became a successful lawyer in Lexington. In 1836, he raised a regiment to aid in the Texas Revolution, and was commissioned a colonel in August. A dedicated Whig, he was elected a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, serving as Speaker from 1846 to 1847. He also served as a trustee of Transylvania University, and state auditor.
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