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and figured prominently in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829–1830. His sister Flora married another Army officer, who became Confederate Major General
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in Richmond. The family breach with his father—who had stayed loyal to the Union—was healed some time after the end of the War. Cooke also was a member of the
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of the 27th North Carolina Infantry, receiving a promotion to Major and Chief of Artillery in the Department of North Carolina. Wounded at the
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After working on railroad construction in Missouri and Ohio, through his father's efforts, Cooke was commissioned into the
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Cooke married Nannie G. Patton after the war, and had three sons (one of them sharing his name) and five daughters.
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When the War ended, Cooke went to Richmond, and became a businessman. He helped found the
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took months to heal, and during his recovery Cooke served on military tribunal in
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When Virginia seceded from the Union, in 1861 Cooke followed his brother-in-law,
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but never received a degree. Descended on his father's side from the
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And Then A.P. Hill Came Up- Biography of John Rogers Cooke
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Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders.
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959.
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and the brother-in-law of Confederate cavalry leader
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of the 8th U.S. Infantry Regiment. He served in the
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Jefferson Barracks
Missouri
Richmond, Virginia
Hollywood Cemetery
United States
United States of America
Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America
United States Army
Confederate States Army

First Lieutenant

Brigadier General (CSA)
American Civil War
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Bristoe Station
Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse

Confederate
American Civil War
Philip St. George Cooke
Jeb Stuart
Philip St. George Cooke
Jefferson Barracks
Missouri
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Alexandria, Virginia

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