John Wesley Cogburn was born in Tennessee in about 1840. He was the son of Patrick Cockburn who had changed his last name to the modern spelling of Cogburn by 1870.
Starting in 1859, John Wesley Cogburn went on a long journey from Tennessee to Arkansas. He traveled with his father, Patrick, and their entire family including Patrick's brother-in-law Washington Porter and Patrick's brother Henry and his large family. Their long trek had started from Greene, Marion and Sequatchie counties in Tennessee and would end in the wild and hilly area of Fancy Hill, Montgomery County, Arkansas. Patrick and Henry's brother, James, had journeyed from Georgia a decade earlier to live along the Caddo River in west central Arkansas.
In early 1864, John Cogburn and his brother Henry "Page" Cogburn traveled to Waldron, Sebastian County, Arkansas to join the Union forces in the Civil War. They were assigned to L Company, 2nd Kansas Cavalry. While riding escort on a supply line to Union forces at Fort Gibson they were attacked by larger Confederate forces and taken prisoner and taken to the POW camp at Tyler, Texas. As was common in these camps, sanitary conditions were poor and drinking water could easily become contaminated. Whatever the reason, John Cogburn became very ill. Upon release, John and Page headed back home to Montgomery County. Though John was still weak and terribly ill they were able to make it back home. Though his wife did her best to nurse him, John's already poor health steadily declined, and he died in 1868. His exact place of burial is unknown. (Brett Cogburn, "The Life and Times of the Real Rooster Cogburn," Kensington Publishing, N.Y., N.Y., 2012)
Starting in 1859, John Wesley Cogburn went on a long journey from Tennessee to Arkansas. He traveled with his father, Patrick, and their entire family including Patrick's brother-in-law Washington Porter and Patrick's brother Henry and his large family. Their long trek had started from Greene, Marion and Sequatchie counties in Tennessee and would end in the wild and hilly area of Fancy Hill, Montgomery County, Arkansas. Patrick and Henry's brother, James, had journeyed from Georgia a decade earlier to live along the Caddo River in west central Arkansas.
In early 1864, John Cogburn and his brother Henry "Page" Cogburn traveled to Waldron, Sebastian County, Arkansas to join the Union forces in the Civil War. They were assigned to L Company, 2nd Kansas Cavalry. While riding escort on a supply line to Union forces at Fort Gibson they were attacked by larger Confederate forces and taken prisoner and taken to the POW camp at Tyler, Texas. As was common in these camps, sanitary conditions were poor and drinking water could easily become contaminated. Whatever the reason, John Cogburn became very ill. Upon release, John and Page headed back home to Montgomery County. Though John was still weak and terribly ill they were able to make it back home. Though his wife did her best to nurse him, John's already poor health steadily declined, and he died in 1868. His exact place of burial is unknown. (Brett Cogburn, "The Life and Times of the Real Rooster Cogburn," Kensington Publishing, N.Y., N.Y., 2012)
John Wesley Cogburn was born in Tennessee in about 1840. He was the son of Patrick Cockburn who had changed his last name to the modern spelling of Cogburn by 1870.
Starting in 1859, John Wesley Cogburn went on a long journey from Tennessee to Arkansas. He traveled with his father, Patrick, and their entire family including Patrick's brother-in-law Washington Porter and Patrick's brother Henry and his large family. Their long trek had started from Greene, Marion and Sequatchie counties in Tennessee and would end in the wild and hilly area of Fancy Hill, Montgomery County, Arkansas. Patrick and Henry's brother, James, had journeyed from Georgia a decade earlier to live along the Caddo River in west central Arkansas.
In early 1864, John Cogburn and his brother Henry "Page" Cogburn traveled to Waldron, Sebastian County, Arkansas to join the Union forces in the Civil War. They were assigned to L Company, 2nd Kansas Cavalry. While riding escort on a supply line to Union forces at Fort Gibson they were attacked by larger Confederate forces and taken prisoner and taken to the POW camp at Tyler, Texas. As was common in these camps, sanitary conditions were poor and drinking water could easily become contaminated. Whatever the reason, John Cogburn became very ill. Upon release, John and Page headed back home to Montgomery County. Though John was still weak and terribly ill they were able to make it back home. Though his wife did her best to nurse him, John's already poor health steadily declined, and he died in 1868. His exact place of burial is unknown. (Brett Cogburn, "The Life and Times of the Real Rooster Cogburn," Kensington Publishing, N.Y., N.Y., 2012)
Starting in 1859, John Wesley Cogburn went on a long journey from Tennessee to Arkansas. He traveled with his father, Patrick, and their entire family including Patrick's brother-in-law Washington Porter and Patrick's brother Henry and his large family. Their long trek had started from Greene, Marion and Sequatchie counties in Tennessee and would end in the wild and hilly area of Fancy Hill, Montgomery County, Arkansas. Patrick and Henry's brother, James, had journeyed from Georgia a decade earlier to live along the Caddo River in west central Arkansas.
In early 1864, John Cogburn and his brother Henry "Page" Cogburn traveled to Waldron, Sebastian County, Arkansas to join the Union forces in the Civil War. They were assigned to L Company, 2nd Kansas Cavalry. While riding escort on a supply line to Union forces at Fort Gibson they were attacked by larger Confederate forces and taken prisoner and taken to the POW camp at Tyler, Texas. As was common in these camps, sanitary conditions were poor and drinking water could easily become contaminated. Whatever the reason, John Cogburn became very ill. Upon release, John and Page headed back home to Montgomery County. Though John was still weak and terribly ill they were able to make it back home. Though his wife did her best to nurse him, John's already poor health steadily declined, and he died in 1868. His exact place of burial is unknown. (Brett Cogburn, "The Life and Times of the Real Rooster Cogburn," Kensington Publishing, N.Y., N.Y., 2012)
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