Cobb's Legion Cavalry: A History and Roster of the Ninth Georgia Volunteers in the Civil War

Harriet Bey Mesic

McFarland, 2009 - Biography & Autobiography - 364 pages

The best regiment of either army, North or South--this was the description of Cobb's Legion offered by Confederate General Wade Hampton during the Civil War. This large and experienced unit played a crucial role for the South throughout the war. Their actions in more than 130 battles and other engagements over the course of the war are the subject of this book. Additionally, biographies of the officers and the nearly 1500 men of the regiment are included, as well as records of those who died, deserted, or were prisoners of war.

About the author

Harriet Bey Mesic, whose great-grandfather was part of Cobb's Legion Cavalry, edited the L.E. Beacon Newsletter for two decades and has written a book about Fredericksburg, Virginia. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Cobb's Legion Cavalry: A History and Roster of the Ninth Georgia Volunteers in the Civil War
• Author: Harriet Bey Mesic
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: McFarland, 2009
• ISBN: 0786437952, 9780786437955
• Length: 364 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Historical; History / General; History / Military / United States; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)