John Esten Cooke | |
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| Born | November 3, 1830 Winchester, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 27, 1886 (aged 55) Clarke County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Old Chapel Cemetery Millwood, Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Mary Francis Page
(m. 1867; died 1878) |
| Father | John R. Cooke |
| Relatives | Philip Pendleton Cooke (brother) |
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John Esten Cooke (November 3, 1830 – September 27, 1886) was an American novelist, writer and poet. He was the brother of poet Philip Pendleton Cooke. During the American Civil War, Cooke was a staff officer for Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart in the Confederate States Army cavalry and, after Stuart's death, for Brig. Gen. William N. Pendleton. Stuart's wife, Flora, was a first cousin of Cooke.