Given the question: Facts: - death place: mclean county , illinois - alt: joseph bartholomew - honorific prefix: general - branch: indiana militia - battles: revolutionary hawk war war war of 1812 battle of tippecanoe black - death date: 03 november 1840 - placeofburial: clarksville cemetery - birth date: 15 march 1766 - name: joseph bartholomew - image size: 200px - image: joseph bartholomew.jpg - birth place: new jersey - rank: major general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joseph bartholomew -lrb- major general -rrb- .
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joseph bartholomew -lrb- march 15 , 1766 -- november 3 , 1840 -rrb- was a general in the indiana militia and served in numerous military conflicts .he also worked as a farmer , hunter , trapper , self-taught surveyor , and politician .bartholomew county , indiana and the bartholomew trail were named after him .