{⋆★⋆} BG Cobb, Thomas Reade

Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb​

Born: April 10, 1823

Birthplace: Cherry Hill, Jefferson County, Georgia

Father: John Addison Cobb 1788 – 1855

(Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia)​

Mother: Sarah Robinson Rootes 1792 – 1863

(Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia)​

Wife: Marion McHenry Lumpkin 1822 – 1897

(Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia)​

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Married: January 8, 1844 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Children:

Lucy Cobb 1844 – 1857​

(Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia)​

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Sarah Addison "Sally" Cobb 1846 – 1915​

(Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia)​

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Callendar "Callie" McHenry Cobb Hull 1848 – 1911

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(Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia)​

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Joseph Henry Lumpkin Cobb 1850 – 1851​

(Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia)​

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Thomas Reade Roots Cobb Jr. 1852 – 1853​

(Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia)​

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Marion Thomas "Birdie" Cobb 1860 – 1919​

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)​

Education:

1841: Graduated from Franklin College​

Occupation:

1849 – 1857: Reporter for Georgia State Supreme Court​

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1857 – 1861: Attorney in Athens, Georgia​

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1861: Delegate to Georgia State Secession Convention​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Colonel of Cobb's Georgia Legion​

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1862: Participated in the Seven Days Campaign​

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1862: Participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run​

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1862: Participated in the Maryland Campaign​

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1862: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army

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1862: Killed during the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia​

Died: December 13, 1862

Place of Death: Fredericksburg, Virginia

Cause of Death: Bled to death from damage to Femoral Artery

Age a time of Death: 39 years old

Burial Place: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia

 

[lelliott19]

Thanks @gentlemanrob for posting the bio profile of Thomas Reede Rootes Cobb today. December 13 will be the 157th Anniversary of his death.

Brigadier General TRR Cobb was mortally wounded while commanding his brigade behind the stone wall, beneath Maryes Heights at Fredericksburg. A Union artillery shell burst near the Stephens house and shrapnel hit him in the thigh. His femoral artery was severed and, despite the application of a tourniquet, he bled to death soon after. Interestingly, the Rootes' house, birthplace of his mother, was within sight of where he fell.

A few days later, Robert E Lee penned this letter of condolence, addressed to TRR Cobb's brother, General Howell Cobb:

Camp near Fredericksburg​

18th December, 1862​

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General Howell Cobb:​

General - I beg leave to express my deep sympathy in your great sorrow. Your noble and gallant brother has met a soldier's death, and God grant that this army and this country may never be called upon again to mourn so great a sacrifice.​

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Of his merits, his lofty intellect, his accomplishments, his professional fame, and above all his Christian character, I need not speak to you who knew him so well. But as a a patriot and soldier, his death has left a deep gap in the army which his military aptitude and skill render it hard to fill. In the battle of Fredericksburg he won an immortal name for himself and his brigade. Hour after hour he held his position in front of our batteries, while Division after Division of the enemy was hurled against him. He announced the determination of himself and his men never to leave their post until the enemy was beaten, and with unshaken courage and fortitude he kept his promise.​

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May God give consolation to his afflicted family, and may the name and fame of the Christian statesman and soldier be cherished as a bright example and holy remembrance.​

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With great esteem,​

Your obedient servant​

R. E. Lee​

[Southern Watchman, (Athens Georgia), Feb. 18, 1863, page 2.]

 

[Pollaco]

Before His military careeer, He was named to the Provisional Confederate Congress and served as chair of the Committee on Printing. He was also active in the establishment of the judicial system . I was not aware that the Confederacy had much of a judicial system?

 

[lelliott19]

Before His military careeer, He was named to the Provisional Confederate Congress and served as chair of the Committee on Printing. He was also active in the establishment of the judicial system . I was not aware that the Confeceracy had much of a judicial system?

TRR Cobb also served on the committee that drafted the Confederate Constitution and the original draft is reportedly in his handwriting. Brother Howell was elected President of the Provisional Confederate Congress, and on February 18, 1861, it was Howell Cobb who administered the 'oath of office' to Jeff Davis and Alex Stephens on the steps of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
EDIT TO ADD: the word "also"

 

[Pollaco]

TRR Cobb served on the committee that drafted the Confederate Constitution and the original draft is reportedly in his handwriting.

Many thanks, I was wondering what that Committee on Printing was.

 

[lelliott19]

Sorry, I should have said he also served on the committee that drafted the Confederate Constitution. He did serve on the printing and judiciary committees too. I don't know, but would guess that the judiciary committee had a role in drafting the constitution. The printing committee is less clear to me. If I were to take a shot in the dark Id guess they were responsible for a seal, bonds, notes, currency, stamps, etc. Maybe someone else who knows more about it will chime in.

 

[Podad]

The SCV Camp at Athens Ga is named in honor of Brig Gen TRR Cobb. He was the highest ranking Athenian to serve

 

[Kyle Kalasnik]

Was he any relation to Ty Cobb the baseball player?

 

[Pollaco]

Was he any relation to Ty Cobb the baseball player?

Both from Georgia?

 

[lelliott19]

Was he any relation to Ty Cobb the baseball player?

I suppose somewhere back in time the two families might share a common ancestor, but Ty is not a direct descendant of Howell, TRR, or their father John Addison Cobb. Ty's people came from North Carolina.

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[Kyle Kalasnik]

Both from Georgia?

Yes, Ty Cobb was born in Narrows, GA.

 

[Pollaco]

Yes, Ty Cobb was born in Narrows, GA.

The Georgia Peach.

 

[Podad]

General Cobbs house was moved from Athens to Stone Mountain Park then back to Athens and restored.

T.R.R. Cobb House

www.trrcobbhouse.org

 

[Podad]

Yes, Ty Cobb was born in Narrows, GA.

And there was a skirmish near Narrows Ga in 1864 that was recorded as a Confederate victory.

Battle of Narrows

Year Erected: 1953 Marker Text: This battle was fought Oct. 12, 1864 between Confederate troops and Union cavalry in the nearby mountain pass. A Confederate victory saved Habersham County from pillaging by Union troops and camp followers and also saved grain fields for Confederate troops. Ther

georgiahistory.com

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy weekend (Sunday) Birthday Brig. General Thomas R. R. Cobb! Salutes remembering a patriot and Georgian on his birthday weekend.

 

[Pollaco]

He was commanding his brother's old brigade at Fredricksburg when he was wounded in the thigh and bled to death.

 

[Bruce Allardice]

Was he any relation to Ty Cobb the baseball player?

Ty Cobb was not related to Thomas or Howell.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Ty Cobb was not related to Thomas or Howell.

Yeah the movie with Tommy Lee Jones got this wrong among other things. Thanks for making people aware of this

 

[Kyle Kalasnik]

Yeah the movie with Tommy Lee Jones got this wrong among other things. Thanks for making people aware of this

Unfortunately it did. But it was an entertaining movie.

 

[ErnieMac]

From the 16 December 1862 edition of the Charleston Mercury: