Thomas Reade Rootes (T.R.R.) Cobb papers, 1852-1862
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Cobb, Thomas Reade Rootes, 1823-1862
- Date:
- 1852-1862
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear Feet (1 document box)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb papers, ms448, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of papers of Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb from 1852-1862. Consists primarily of typescript copies of letters to his wife, Marian Lumpkin Cobb (1860-1862) while commanding Cobb's Legion. The letters discuss Cobb's participation in the Seven Days' Battle, the Battle of Antietam, and the Battle of 2nd Bull Run; and his attitude toward the events and personalities he encountered during his military career.
- Biographical / historical:
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Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb (1823-1862), lawyer and Brigadier General, born at Cherry Hill plantation in Jefferson County, Georgia. During the Civil War, he commanded Cobb's Legion and was killed at Fredericksburg, Virginia.
For more information, see the article Thomas R. R. Cobb (1823-1862) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in chronological order.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862.
Generals -- Confederate States of America.
Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862.
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862. - Names:
- Confederate States of America. Army -- Officers
Confederate States of America. Army. Cobb's Legion. Cavalry Battalion - Places:
- Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Access and use restrictions
- Preferred citation:
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Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb papers, ms448, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.