Joseph Jarvis Cook | |
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Born | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | December 1, 1826
Died | January 31, 1869 Alabama, United States | (aged 42)
Buried | Cook Cemetery, Pickensville, Alabama, United States |
Allegiance | United States Confederate States |
Branch | United States Navy Confederate States Navy |
Years of service | 1848 – 1852 1861 – 1865 |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles / wars | American Civil War
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Joseph Jarvis Cook (1826-1869) was an American Colonel who served the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. He was most notable for being the main Confederate commander at the Battle of Galveston Harbor.