General Howell Cobb

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Southern_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkbp:birthDate September 7, 1815
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Jefferson_County,_Georgia
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery,_Brooklyn
gptkbp:children gptkb:Cobb_family
gptkbp:committee 1849
gptkbp:deathDate October 9, 1868
gptkbp:deathPlace New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Georgia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Governor during secession crisis
Advocate_for_Southern_rights
Prominent_Confederate_leader
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Howell Cobb
gptkbp:influence Civil War politics
Post-war_Southern_politics
Southern_military_strategy
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Cobb_County,_Georgia
Cobb's_Legion
Cobb_Memorial
gptkbp:legislation 1851
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Howell_Cobb
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:3rd_Brigade,_Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkbp:office Governor_of_Georgia
gptkbp:participatesIn Confederate_General
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition U.S._Congressman
gptkbp:postWarCareer Businessman
Lawyer
Politician
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1836–1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Ann_McCay
gptkbp:termEnd 1857
gptkbp:termStart 1853