General
Amasa
Cobb
Born in Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Cobb
and Nancy (Briggs) Cobb
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Philadelphia Stone (Moffett) Cobb
— married
26 Dec 1849 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 81
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Oct 2019
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Amasa Cobb is Notable.
Biography
Amasa was born in 1823. He passed away in 1905.
Biographical Information form FAG
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Congressman. He served during the Civil War first as Colonel and commander of the 5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, then as Colonel and commander of the 43rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and distinguished services at the Battles of Williamsburg, Golding's Farm, Va., and Antietam, Md". He was elected as a Republican to represent Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1863 to 1871.
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