Private George Alexander Cobb

Abt 1843 - 1862  (19 years)

• Name	George Alexander Cobb  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Private
  Birth	Abt 1843	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Age: 7; Son of Martha and Alexander Cobb
  Census	1860	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Age: 19; Son of Alex (stepson of Margret)
  Military Service	Abt 1861	Tennessee, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  	Confederate Army - War Between the States; PVT, Company E, 14th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
  Death	Feb 1862	Fort Donelson, Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, USA   [5, 6]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - Civil War - Battle of Fort Donelson
  Person ID	I14981	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander Mallory Cobb,   b. 17 Oct 1817, North Carolina, USA d. 24 Aug 1885 (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha L Hargrove,   b. 29 Jun 1818, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Apr 1852 (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Jan 1840	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F5644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy J Lisenby
  Marriage	18 Jan 1861	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F5450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1843 - Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 7; Son of Martha and Alexander Cobb - 1850 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 19; Son of Alex (stepson of Margret) - 1860 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Military Service - Confederate Army - War Between the States; PVT, Company E, 14th Tennessee Infantry Regiment - Abt 1861 - Tennessee, USA Marriage - 18 Jan 1861 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Grave Marker - Southern Cross of Honor Killed in Action: American Service in the Civil War (Confederacy)

  
  

  Biographies and Histories

  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.…

  
  

• Sources

  [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. 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 896; Page: 427A [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. 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Page: 442; Family History Library Film: 805272 [S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;). Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [S151] National Park Service, U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). [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 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.… [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 [S260] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [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