Record #:

18309

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

William Cox, a native of Halifax County, was a lawyer, agriculturalist, distinguished Civil War general, Congressman, and civic leader. Among the battles he participated in were Malvern Hill, Sharpsburg, Chancellorsville, and the Valley Campaign. He was wounded eleven times.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 14, Sept 1941, p5, 18-19

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Generals; Cox, William Ruffin, 1832-1919

Record #:

22550

Author(s):

Spruill, Frank S.

Abstract:

William Ruffin Cox, born in 1832, became a lawyer in Tennessee in 1857, after which he married and moved to North Carolina. Upon the outbreak of the American Civil War, Cox was immediately appointed Major of the Second North Carolina troops, where he became renowned for his endurance and participation in some of the most famous battle of the war, also coming to the aid of General Lee. After the Civil War, Cox served North Carolina in reconstruction as a lawyer and elected official, later being elected as Secretary of the Senate of the United States.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 20 Issue 2,3,4,, Jan-April 1921, p159-170 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Reconstruction (1865-1877)--North Carolina; Cox, William Ruffin, 1832-1919; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Record #:

39709

Author(s):

Webb, Jo

Abstract:

The story of the house of Gen. William Cox and wife, Penelope Battle.

Source:

Lines and Pathways of Edgecombe: the Newsletter of the Edgecombe County Genealogical Society (NoCar F262. E2 L56), Vol. 1 Issue No. 6, June 1997, p6

Subject(s):

Edgecombe County--Houses; Cox, William Ruffin, 1832-1919

Record #:

40428

Author(s):

Matthews, Hill

Abstract:

Source:

Lines and Pathways of Edgecombe: the Newsletter of the Edgecombe County Genealogical Society (NoCar F262. E2 L56), Vol. 13 Issue No. 1, Winter-January 2012, p19-23, por

Subject(s):

Cox, William Ruffin, 1832-1919