Philip Cook
Born: July 31, 1817
Birthplace: Twiggs County, Georgia
Father: Major Phillip Cook 1775 – 1841
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia)
Mother: Anne Wooten 1794 – 1832
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia)
Wife: Sarah George Oglethorpe 1818 – 1860
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia)
Children:
Lucy Marian Cook Peel 1849 – 1923
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)
Philip Cook 1857 – 1918
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia)
Education:
1841: Graduated from University of Virginia law school
Occupation before War:
1841 – 1861: Attorney in Madison, Georgia
Civil War Career:
1861: Private in 4th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Seven Days Campaign
1862: Participated in the Peninsula Campaign
1862: Lt. Colonel of 4th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 4th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run
1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam
1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Wounded in the leg during the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863 – 1864: Georgia State Representative
1864: Wounded during the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1864: Participated in the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia
1865: Wounded during the Battle of Fort Stedman, Virginia
1865: Captured at Confederate Hospital on April 3rd
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1873: Attorney in Americus, Georgia
1873 – 1883: United States Representative from Georgia
1883 – 1890: Attorney in Americus, Georgia
1890 – 1894: Georgia State Secretary of State
Died: May 21, 1894
Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age at time of Death: 76 years old
Burial Place: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia
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