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- [S10457] Find a Grave (Killed in Action - Civil War), COBB James Ervin - PVT Confederate Army - 1840-1863 (Veteran) (KILLED IN ACTION).
"Company F, 50th Tennessee Infantry, CSA"
James died of exposure as a soldier during the Civil War. His grave was moved to Fairview by Ft. Campbell.
James enlisted in the 50th Regiment Tennessee, Company F, at Ft. Donelson on 11/10/1861. He was diagnosed with "dropsy due to cardiac disease" and discharged on Feb 18, 1863 at the recommendation of the Fort's physician.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33598532/james-ervin-cobb
- [S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;).
- [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Page: 442; Family History Library Film: 805272.
- [S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 896; Page: 427A.
- [S1609] American Battlefields: Battle of Fort Donelson, (Name: American Battlefield Trust; Location: Washington DC;), CIVIL WAR - Battle of Fort Donelson.
The decisive Union victory at Fort Donelson thrust Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant into the national spotlight and enabled Union advances up the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers.
How it ended
Union victory. The capture of forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee were major victories for Ulysses S. Grant. Grant received a promotion to major general for his success and attained stature in the Western Theater, earning the nom de guerre “Unconditional Surrender Grant.”
In context
Early in the war, Union commanders realized that control of the major rivers would be the key to success in the Western Theater. After capturing Fort Henry on the Tennessee River on February 6, 1862, Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant advanced 12 miles to invest Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River. Operations against Donelson were part of an amphibious campaign launched in early 1862 to push the Confederates out of middle and western Tennessee, thereby opening a path into the Southern heartland.
The Union victory at Fort Donelson forced the Confederacy to give up southern Kentucky and much of Middle and West Tennessee. The Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, as well as railroads in the area, became vital Federal supply lines, and Nashville became a huge supply depot for the Union army in the west.
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/fort-donelson
- [S1610] USWars: Battle of Fort Donelson - My Civil War, (Name: USWars;), Battle of Fort Donelson.
The Battle of Fort Donelson
February 14-16, 1862 in Fort Donelson, Tennessee
https://www.mycivilwar.com/battles/620214.html
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History-Battle of Fort Donelson (Civil War)
The Battle of Fort Donelson February 14-16, 1862 in Fort Donelson, Tennessee Union Forces Commanded by Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Flag-Officer A.H. Foote Strength-27,000 est, Killed-446, Wounded-1,735, Missing/Captured-? Confederate Forces Commanded by Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd, Brig. Gen. Gideon Pillow, and Brig. Gen. Simon B.… |
- [S260] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;).
- [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, HARGROVE Martha Cobb 1818-1852.
Martha L Hargrove was the first wife of Alexander Cobb and was the sister of Margret Hargrove
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143980624/martha_l_cobb
- [S6471] Find a Grave: BARNETT Lucy Killebrew 1845-1911, Lucy Dotson Barnett Cobb Killebrew.
Lucy Barnett married (1) Erwin Cobb on 23 Dec 1860.
She married (2) Isaac Killebrew on 7 Dec 1866, and they are buried together.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33598587/lucy_dotson_killebrew
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