Record #:

17993

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

Cooke was a member of the NC General Assembly, a superior court judge, and NC Secretary of State. He was a lieutenant, later captain, then adjutant, of the Fifty-Sixth NC Regiment during the Civil War. He was severely wounded at Hatcher's Run, Virginia, nine days before the surrender at Appomattox.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 8 Issue 4, June 1940, p9, 14

Subject(s):

Cooke, Charles Mather, 1844-1920