Philip St. George Cocke
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 163 years ago |
Date of birth | April 17,1809 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Bremo Bluff |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Date of died | December 26,1861 |
Died | Powhatan County |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Parents | John Hartwell Cocke |
Place of burial | Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, United States |
Battles and wars | American Civil War |
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ID | 1087674 |
Philip St. George Cocke Life story
Philip St. George Cocke was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the first year of the American Civil War. He is best known for organizing the defense of Virginia along the Potomac River soon after the state's secession from the Union.