Governor Howell Cobb - Georgia CSA 12th Georgia Infantry - Putnam

12th Georgia Infantry - Putnam Light Infantry - Company G

But they undoubtedly took pride in the part they had played

In 1836 he graduated from South Carolina College and was trained for the law

4th North Carolina

Governor Howell Cobb - Georgia CSA 12th Georgia Infantry - PutnamGovernor Howell Cobb Brother to General Thomas Cobb commander of the Georgia Cobb Legion, Howell was a powerhouse of Georgia and national politics in the 1850s and 1860s. He would hold the office of Georgia Representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Georgia's 40th Governor, and Secretary of the Treasury. While apposed to secession in the 1850s, but with the election of Lincoln, Howell moved immediately for secession go Georgia.