- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Thomas R. R. Cobb (1823-1862)
- Creator:
- Nash, Steven
- Contributor to Resource:
- Bailey, Matthew
- Date of Original:
- 2005-03-18
- Subject:
- Lawyers--Georgia--Athens
Scholars--Georgia--Athens
Generals--Georgia--Athens
Confederate States of America. Army--Officers
Cobb, Thomas Read Rootes, 1823-1862 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Thomas R. R. Cobb. Thomas R. R. Cobb was one of antebellum Georgia's foremost legal authorities and most outspoken advocates of slavery and of secession from the Union. He fought for the Confederacy as a brigadier general and was killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/thomas-r-r-cobb-1823-1862/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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