Philip St. George Cocke
Philip St. George Cocke (born April 17, 1809 in Fluvanna County , Virginia , † December 26, 1861 in Powhatan County , Virginia) was a Brigadier General of the Confederate Army in the Civil War .
Life
Cocke graduated from the US Military Academy in West Point , New York in 1832 as the sixth of his class and was then a member of the artillery of the US Army . After less than two years, he left to take over management of his extensive plantations in Virginia and Mississippi . Cocke gained some notoriety with the introduction of advanced farming practices, culminating in his appointment as President of the Virginia Agricultural Society. He also served on the board of directors of the Virginia Military Institute for nine years .
In the wake of Virginias secession from the Union, Cocke was promoted to Brigadier General. In the Confederate Army he was accepted as a colonel . Under General PGT Beauregard , he led the 5th Brigade during the First Battle of Manassas . On October 21, 1861, Cocke was promoted to brigadier general.
After eight months he was dismissed from service because of poor health and returned to his homeland, where he committed suicide on December 26, 1861. Initially buried on his property, Cocke was reburied in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond , Virginia in 1904 .
literature
- Ezra J. Warner: Generals in Gray - Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge (LA) 1959.
- James Spencer: Civil War Generals. Greenwood Press, Westport (CO) 1986.
See also
Web links
- Philip St. George Cocke in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cocke, Philip St. George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brigadier General of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fluvanna County , Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1861 |
| Place of death | Powhatan County , Virginia |