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

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ID Lettersort ascending Date Author Recipient From To
11515 Coggin15 January 29, 1863 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Fredericksburg, VA Chambers County, AL
11514 Coggin14 January 10, 1863 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
11512 Coggin12 December 26, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Port Royal, VA Chambers County, AL
11511 Coggin11 December 21, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Port Royal, VA Chambers County, AL
11510 Coggin10 December 14, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Guinea Station, VA Chambers County, AL
11413 Coggin1 June 20, 1862 Ebenezer B. Coggin Ann E. Coggin Petersburg, VA Chambers County, AL

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