George B. Cosby
George Blake Cosby , was a Confederate States Army Brigadier General during the American Civil War. He was an 1852 graduate of the United States Military Academy and served in the United States Army until May 10, 1861. In his antebellum years, he was a farmer in California, a sutler in Oregon and held several government positions.
George Blake Cosby was born on January 19, 1830 in Louisville, Kentucky. He graduated 17th of 43 in the 1852 class of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He was assigned as a brevet Second Lieutenant to the U.S. Mounted Riflemen Regiment on July 1, 1852 and was appointed a full Second Lieutenant on September 16, 1852. Cosby was wounded fighting Native Americans at Lake Trinidad, Texas on May 9, 1854. Cosby transferred to the 2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment on March 3, 1855. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on May 1, 1856 and to captain on May 8, 1861. He taught cavalry tactics at West Point before his resignation to join the Confederate States Army. Cosby resigned on May 10, 1861 in order to join the Confederate Army.
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