Thomas R. R. Cobb | |
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Deputy from Georgia to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States | |
In office February 8, 1861 – February 17, 1862 | |
Preceded by | New creation |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb April 10, 1823 Jefferson County, Georgia |
Died | December 13, 1862 Fredericksburg, Virginia | (aged 39)
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Marion Lumpkin |
Relations |
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Children | 3 (surviving) |
Alma mater | Franklin College |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States |
Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1862 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands | Cobb's Legion Cobb's Brigade |
Battles/wars | American 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.