Thomas R. R. Cobb

Thomas R. R. Cobb
T. R. R. Cobb by Horace James Bradley
Deputy from Georgia
to the Provisional Congress
of the Confederate States
In office
February 8, 1861 – February 17, 1862
Preceded byNew creation
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born
Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb

(1823-04-10)April 10, 1823
Jefferson County, Georgia
DiedDecember 13, 1862(1862-12-13) (aged 39)
Fredericksburg, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
SpouseMarion Lumpkin
Relations
Children3 (surviving)
Alma materFranklin College
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1862
Rank Brigadier General
CommandsCobb's Legion
Cobb's Brigade
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb (April 10, 1823 – December 13, 1862), also known as T. R. R. Cobb, was an American lawyer, author, politician, and Confederate States Army officer, killed in the Battle of Fredericksburg during the American Civil War. He was the brother of noted Confederate statesman Howell Cobb.