John Esten Cooke
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Born in [[Winchester, Virginia]] on November 3, 1830, Cooke was one of 13 children (five of whom survived childhood) of Bermuda-born planter and lawyer [[John R. Cooke]] and Maria Pendleton Cooke.Trout, Robert J. ''They Followed the Plume: The Story of J.E.B. Stuart and His Staff''. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1993. {{ISBN|0-8117-1760-7}}. pp. 89–90. He was born on the family's [[plantations in the American South|plantation]], "Ambler's Hill," near [[Winchester, Virginia]], in the [[Shenandoah Valley]]. In 1838, "Glengary", the family estate to which the Cookes had moved, burned down. The family moved to [[Charles Town, West Virginia|Charles Town, Virginia]] and in 1840 to [[Richmond, Virginia]]. |
Born in [[Winchester, Virginia]], on November 3, 1830, Cooke was one of 13 children (five of whom survived childhood) of Bermuda-born planter and lawyer [[John R. Cooke]] and Maria Pendleton Cooke.Trout, Robert J. ''They Followed the Plume: The Story of J.E.B. Stuart and His Staff''. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1993. {{ISBN|0-8117-1760-7}}. pp. 89–90. He was born on the family's [[plantations in the American South|plantation]], "Ambler's Hill," near [[Winchester, Virginia]], in the [[Shenandoah Valley]]. In 1838, "Glengary", the family estate to which the Cookes had moved, burned down. The family moved to [[Charles Town, West Virginia|Charles Town, Virginia]] and in 1840 to [[Richmond, Virginia]]. |
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At his father's urging, Cooke studied and practiced law briefly in [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] but abandoned that in 1849 when continuing financial problems prevented him from enrolling at the [[University of Virginia]].Trout, 1993, p. 90. He formed a law partnership with his father in 1851 but his writing often interfered with his work. |
At his father's urging, Cooke studied and practiced law briefly in [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] but abandoned that in 1849 when continuing financial problems prevented him from enrolling at the [[University of Virginia]].Trout, 1993, p. 90. He formed a law partnership with his father in 1851 but his writing often interfered with his work. |
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