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Jacob Dolson Cox, Jr. (1824-1900)
Photographer: Matthew Brady, LOC
Caption: Jacob Dolson Cox, Jr. (1824-1900)
Additional Description: When corps commander Maj. Gen. Jesse L. Reno was killed at the Battle of South Mountain, Cox assumed command of the IX Corps. He suggested to Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside, formally the commander of IX Corps, but who was commanding a two-corps "wing" of the Army, that he be allowed to return to division command, which was more in keeping with his level of military expertise. Burnside refused the suggestion, but kept Cox under his supervision at the Battle of Antietam.
Submitted: September 30, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p331650
File Size: 0.178 Megabytes

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