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Cobb

 
 
Cobb Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 18, 2020
1. Cobb Marker
Inscription.
On this spot
Gen. Thomas R.R. Cobb
of Georgia
fell in battle
Dec. 13, 1862.

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 38° 17.722′ N, 77° 28.096′ W. Memorial is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is on Sunken Road 0.1 miles south of Mercer Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 536 Willis St, Fredericksburg VA 22401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mrs. Martha Stevens (here,
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next to this marker); Thomas R. R. Cobb (here, next to this marker); The Stephens House (here, next to this marker); The Confederate Line (a few steps from this marker); Stephens Family Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); The Union Attacks Begin (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Innis House (within shouting distance of this marker); Field of Battle (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Innis House (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Cobb Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 18, 2020
2. Cobb Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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