George Cosby.

(Photograph taken in civilian clothes.) Graduated from West Point, 1852. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was appointed as a captain in the Confederate Army in April 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in April 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Fort Donelson (captured and exchanged)...

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George Cosby.
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Cosby, George Blake, 1830-1909
description (Photograph taken in civilian clothes.) Graduated from West Point, 1852. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was appointed as a captain in the Confederate Army in April 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in April 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Fort Donelson (captured and exchanged), Thompson's Station, the Vicksburg and Meridian campaigns, and later campaigns in eastern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia. After the war, Cosby settled in California as a farmer. He committed suicide in June 1909 and is buried in Sacramento, California. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000142Q142George Cosby.(Photograph taken in civilian clothes.) Graduated from West Point, 1852. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was appointed as a captain in the Confederate Army in April 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in April 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Fort Donelson (captured and exchanged), Thompson's Station, the Vicksburg and Meridian campaigns, and later campaigns in eastern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia. After the war, Cosby settled in California as a farmer. He committed suicide in June 1909 and is buried in Sacramento, California. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.1860-1869Cosby, George Blake, 1830-1909Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #105v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00191http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6413
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