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Autograph of Confederate General Philip Cook, Sr. of Georgia
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Here is a fine authentic autograph of a Georgia Confederate. This piece of paper measures 5-5/8ths inches by 1-7/8ths inches and has the ink autograph of "Philip Cook" with "Americus Ga". Philip Cook Sr. (July 31, 1817 – May 21, 1894) was born in Twiggs County, Georgia. His parents had moved from Virginia to Georgia. He served with the United States Army in the Seminole Wars, serving in Florida. After studying at Oglethorpe University, he graduated from the law school of the University of Virginia in 1841. He subsequently lived in Macon County, Georgia, where he maintained a law practice. Cook sided with the Confederate States of America and enlisted as a private in the 4th Georgia Volunteer Infantry. By the end of the Seven Days campaign on the Virginia Peninsula, Cook had advanced to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He also fought in the battles of Second Manassas, Antietam and Chancellorsville, where he was wounded in the leg. As a result, he missed the Gettysburg Campaign while he recovered. he first action he saw after recovering and returning to the war was the Battle of Cold Harbor. At the Battle of Cold Harbor in 1864 he took command of the brigade when Brig. Gen. George P. Doles was killed. Cook was wounded again at the Battle of the Crater during the Siege of Petersburg. After recovering, he fought under Maj. Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur at the Battle of Cedar Creek in the Shenandoah Valley before returning with his men to the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia. He was wounded a third time during the 1865 attack on Fort Stedman. The autograph is accompanied by a modern Xerox image of Cook in his uniform.
Item #: C4732 (Sold)
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