John B. Cocke
John B. Cocke | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | John Benjamin Cocke |
| Born | c. 1833 Madison County, Alabama |
| Died | April 30, 1864 (aged 30–31) Hot Spring County (present-day Grant County), Arkansas |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment |
| Battles | |
| Spouse(s) |
Mahalia S. Murrah (m. 1861) |
John Benjamin Cocke (c. 1833 – April 30, 1864) was an American lawyer who served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, commanding the 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War from 1863 until he was killed in action at the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry in 1864.
Biography
Cocke was born about 1833 in Madison County, Alabama, to Jester and Eliza (née Atkins) Cocke. Removing to Monroe County, Arkansas, before the war; he commenced the practice of law at Clarendon, the county seat. He was married to Mahalia S. Murrah on November 7, 1861, in Limestone County, Alabama. Cocke was commissioned a second lieutenant in Company A (also known as the "Harris Guards") of the 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, on April 30, 1861; later attaining the rank of colonel in the 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment,[1] and was in some of the most important battles of the Trans-Mississippi Theater. He was at Prairie Grove, Helena (where he was wounded),[2] Mansfield, and Pleasant Hill. Cocke was killed on April 30, 1864, at Jenkins' Ferry.[3][4] His burial location is unknown.
References
- ^ John B. Cocke, "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Serving from Mississippi, Cocke's Infantry," M269 R109, General Services Administration National Archives and Record Service (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960).
- ^ Confederate States of America. War Department. (1864). Report of Lieutenant General Holmes of the Battle of Helena; Also, Report of Lieutenant General A.P. Hill of the Battle of Bristoe Station; Also, Report of Major General Stevenson of Expedition into East Tennessee (Report). Published by order of Congress. Richmond: R. M. Smith, Public Printer. pp. 26, 34. LCCN 05002962. OCLC 85887571. Retrieved May 23, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Pitcock, Cynthia DeHaven; Gurley, Bill J., eds. (2002). I Acted from Principle: The Civil War Diary of Dr. William M. McPheeters, Confederate Surgeon in the Trans-Mississippi. The Civil War in the West. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press. p. 151. ISBN 1-55728-725-2. OCLC 49582590. OL 3553355M.
- ^ Allardice, Bruce S. (2008). Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register. Shades of Blue and Gray Series. Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-8262-1809-4. OL 16839816M.
Bibliography
- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Archives and Records Administration.