Biography

Leftwich’s song They Are Wait­ing was pub­lished in In­di­ana­po­lis, In­di­ana, in 1874.

We spe­cu­late this song­writ­er may be Charles F. Leftwich, a mem­ber of Jobes Post 147, Grand Ar­my of the Re­pub­lic, in Darke Coun­ty, Ohio, in 1914 (Civ­il War serv­ice: Com­pa­ny F, 156th Re­gi­ment, Ohio Vol­un­teer In­fantry). Darke Coun­ty is about 50 miles from In­di­an­apo­lis.