LEGGE, BARNWELL
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July 20, 1891-June 7, 1949. Citadel Class of 1911. Born in Charleston, S.C. Barnwell Rhett Legge was one of the most decorated of all Citadel graduates. Former military attache at Berne, Switzerland. He retired from the army in 1948 with the rank of brigadier general. Worked as a historian for the War department, researching a history of the First Division. He died in Washington in 1949, and is buried in Section 2 Site 359 S H in Arlington National Cemetery. One of his feats is depicted on a mural in the Daniel Library. It is entitled A Moonlight Raid.This was the seventh library mural. It was dedicated November 18, 1961. It is 8-ft. x 13-ft., and represents a scene from World War I. It shows Legge and his men capturing some German soldiers. (Sources: Obituary, New York Times, June 9, 1949, p. 31; Who Was Who in America, vol. 3, 1951-1960, p. 509) (HN & EC)
