John B. Cocke
John B. Cocke | |
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| Birth name | John Benjamin Cocke |
| Born | c. 1833 Madison County, Alabama |
| Died | April 30, 1864 (aged 30–31) Hot Spring County (present-day Grant County), Arkansas |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment |
| Battles | |
| Spouse(s) |
Mahalia S. Murrah (m. 1861) |
John Benjamin Cocke (c. 1833 – April 30, 1864) was an American lawyer who served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, commanding the 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War from 1863 until he was killed in action at the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry in 1864.