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George B. Cockrell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 80.1539

Abstract

George Burton Cockrell, son of William A. Cockrell and Sarah Spratt, was born on December 12, 1836 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and died in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee on September16, 1917. He was a Major in the Confederate Army.

Cockrell lived for a number of years at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, following the industrial development of 1890.

Dates

  • 1737 - 1904

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Title
George B. Cockrell Papers/Collection
Status
Under Revision
Author
Collection processed by Julie Brooks, Museum Intern, in Fall 2014 and updated by Alexandria Olson, Museum Archivist, in January 2024
Date
2014
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum Repository

Contact:
Lincoln Memorial Univesity
Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate Tennessee 37752 United States