Philip Cook
Circa 1870-1880
13thGeorgia Secretary of State
In office November 8, 1890 – October 27, 1894
Governor	William J. Northen
Preceded by	Nathan Crawford Barnett
Succeeded by	Allen D. Candler
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromGeorgia's3rd district
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	John S. Bigby
Succeeded by	Charles F. Crisp
Personal details
Born	(1817-07-31)July 31, 1817 Twiggs County, Georgia, U.S.
Died	May 21, 1894(1894-05-21) (aged 76) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Resting place	Rose Hill Cemetery (Macon, Georgia)
Political party	Democratic
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Brigadier General (CSA)
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Philip Cook Sr. (July 31, 1817 – May 21, 1894)^[1] was ageneral in theConfederate States Army during theAmerican Civil War and areconstruction era member of theUnited States Congress.

Cook was born inTwiggs County, Georgia. His parents had moved fromVirginia toGeorgia. He served with theUnited States Army in theSeminole Wars, serving inFlorida. After studying atOglethorpe University, he graduated from the law school of theUniversity of Virginia in 1841. He subsequently lived inMacon County, Georgia, where he maintained a law practice.^[2]

Once theAmerican Civil War started, Cook sided with theConfederate States of America and enlisted as aprivate in the4th Georgia Volunteer Infantry. By the end of theSeven Days campaign on theVirginia Peninsula, Cook had advanced to the rank oflieutenant colonel. He also fought in the battles ofSecond Manassas,Antietam andChancellorsville, where he was wounded in the leg. As a result, he missed theGettysburg Campaign while he recovered.

For a short time, Cook took a leave of absence to serve in theGeorgia Legislature before returning to the army. The first action he saw after recovering and returning to the war was theBattle of Cold Harbor. At theBattle of Cold Harbor in 1864 he took command of thebrigade whenBrig. Gen.George P. Doles was killed. Cook was wounded again at theBattle of the Crater during theSiege of Petersburg. After recovering, he fought underMaj. Gen.Stephen D. Ramseur at theBattle of Cedar Creek in theShenandoah Valley before returning with his men to the trenches aroundPetersburg, Virginia. He was wounded a third time during the 1865 attack onFort Stedman.

After the war ended in early 1865, Cook moved toAmericus, Georgia, where he set up a law practice and was active in local and state politics. From 1873 to 1883, Cook was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives as aDemocrat,^[3] serving a district comprising part of southwest Georgia.^{[citation needed]} He became Georgia's Secretary of State in 1890, at the specific request of long-serving Secretary of StateNathan Crawford Barnett, made prior to his death in office. Cook was part of the commission that builtGeorgia's state capitol building inAtlanta.

Phillip Cook died in Atlanta on May 21, 1894.Cook County, Georgia, is named in his honor.^[4][5]

• List of American Civil War generals (Confederate)

• Eicher, John H., andDavid J. Eicher,Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001.ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
• Sifakis, Stewart.Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988.ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
• Warner, Ezra J.Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959.ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.

• United States Congress."Philip Cook (id: C000724)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-10-18
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