E. B. Coggin Papers

Ebenezer B. Coggin (1834-1863) was a farmer residing in Chambers County, Alabama. In 1852, he married Ann E. Carlisle (b. ca. 1835). They had three children: Rosetta (b. ca. 1853), Newton E. (b. ca. 1858), and Georgia A. (b. ca. 1860). At the time of the 1860 Census, Ebenezer, Ann, their three children, his mother-in-law, and his sister-in-law were living near Cusseta in Chambers County. E. B. Coggin enlisted in Co. H, 47th Alabama Infantry on May 5, 1862 as a third corporal. He eventually rose to the rank of senior second lieutenant. He was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga on September 19, 1863 and died on October 28, 1863 at Empire House Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He was buried in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta.

Archive: 
Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama
Other: 
SPR419

Letters

Displaying 1 - 25 of 32
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11505 Coggin5 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Gordons, VA Chambers County, AL
11413 Coggin1 June 20, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Petersburg, VA Chambers County, AL
11502 Coggin2 July 14, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Richmond County, VA Chambers County, AL
11503 Coggin3 July 20, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Gordonsville, VA Chambers County, AL
11504 Coggin4 July 23, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin VA Chambers County, AL
11506 Coggin6 August 13, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Orange County, VA Chambers County, AL
11507 Coggin7 September 4, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Frederick , MD Chambers County, AL
11508 Coggin8 November 25, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Petersburg, VA Chambers County, AL
11509 Coggin9 December 4, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Guinea Station, VA Chambers County, AL
11510 Coggin10 December 14, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Guinea Station, VA Chambers County, AL
11511 Coggin11 December 21, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Port Royal, VA Chambers County, AL
11512 Coggin12 December 26, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Port Royal, VA Chambers County, AL
11513 Coggin13 December 30, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Port Royal, VA Chambers County, AL
11514 Coggin14 January 10, 1863 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Port Royal, VA Chambers County, AL
11515 Coggin15 January 29, 1863 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Fredericksburg, VA Chambers County, AL
11516 Coggin16 February 26, 1863 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Richmond County, VA Chambers County, AL
11517 Coggin17 April 10, 1863 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Richmond County, VA Chambers County, AZ
11662 Coggin18 April 13, 1863 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Richmond County, VA Chambers County, AL
11663 Coggin19 May 5, 1863 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Richmond County, VA Chambers County, AL
11664 Coggin20 May 17, 1863 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Rapidan Station, VA Chambers County, AL
11665 Coggin21 May 26, 1863 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Rapidan Station, VA Chambers County, AL
11666 Coggin22 May 29, 1863 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Rapidan Station, VA Chambers County, AL
11667 Coggin23 June 12, 1863 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Culpeper Court House, VA Chambers County, AL
11668 Coggin24 June 14, 1863 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Cedar Mountain, Culpeper County, VA Chambers County, AL
11670 Coggin25 June 23, 1863 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Berryville, VA Chambers County, AL

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