John C. Cobb, 96th USCT

[SpanishFort]

Greetings,

I am looking for sources on Col. John C. Cobb, 96th USCT. Any sources related to the summer of 1864.

Thanks in advance!

 

[RedRover]

Greetings,

I am looking for sources on Col. John C. Cobb, 96th USCT. Any sources related to the summer of 1864.

Thanks in advance!

Here's some information from "Colonels in Blue."

Colonels in Blue--U.S. Colored Troops, U.S. Armed Forces, Staff Officers and Special Units

The fifth and final volume in the Colonels in Blue series, this book covers Civil War Union colonels who commanded regiments of the U.S. Colored Troops, the U.S. Regular Army, the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Sharpshooters. Colonels who served as staff officers or with special units, such as...

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A more complete bio from 1882...

Biographical Encyclopedia of Maine of the Nineteenth Century

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[Nathan Stuart]

Re Col. John C. Cobb (1837-1910).

On Aug. 17, '62 Cobb transferred to, and became Colonel of, the 2nd Regiment Engineers Corps d'Afrique, which was later organized (re-designated) as the 96th Regiment USCT on Apr. 4, '64. (See https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UUS0096RI00C ). There is a little information on Cobb found at, https://emergingcivilwar.com/2025/1...-engineers-corps-dafrique-in-civil-war-texas/ .

In Mar.'64, Col. Cobb commanded construction work undertaken by combined engineering units at Fort Esperanza and at Bayou McHenry. Col. Cobb's detailed official report, dated Mar. 23, '64, on this construction work is found at 'OR': Vol. 34, Part 2, @ pp. 702-04.