- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Thomas R. R. Cobb
- Publisher:
- Georgia Photo File, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, GA
- Date of Original:
- 1823/1862
- Subject:
- Lawyers--Georgia--Athens
Scholars--Georgia--Athens
Generals--Georgia--Athens
Confederate States of America. Army--Officers
Military uniforms
Men--Georgia--Athens
Authors, American--Georgia--Athens
Cobb, Thomas Read Rootes, 1823-1862 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- After graduation from the University of Georgia, Thomas R. R. Cobb practiced law and wrote several significant legal works, including a defense of slavery called An Inquiry into the Law of Negro Slavery in the United States of America (1858). Cobb and his brother Howell campaigned around Georgia for secession following the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860.
Photograph of Thomas R. R. Cobb. He wears a suit and bow tie. After graduation from the University of Georgia, Cobb practiced law and wrote several significant legal works, including a defense of slavery called An Inquiry into the Law of Negro Slavery in the United States of America (1858). Cobb and his brother Howell campaigned around Georgia for secession following the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/thomas-r-r-cobb-1823-1862/m-6000/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries
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- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/thomas-r-r-cobb-1823-1862
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Georgia Photo File - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights: