CLOSE OF AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY AMERICAN ARMY OFFICER BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM HORNER COCKE WHO BECAME THE FOURTH SUPERINTENDENT OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.

Cocke, Brigadier General William Horner. (1874-1938). American military officer who served in the Spanish-American War and World War 1 and became the fourth Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute in 1924.

Edité par Circa [1920s]. [1920s]., 1920

A propos de cet article

- Three closing lines of a letter are penned on an approximately 2-5/8 inch high by 5-1/2 inch wide slip of gray paper. Signed "W. H. Cocke". The top & bottom edges of the paper are unevenly cut & there is a horizontal crease above the signature where the letter was folded. There is a small, light stain or smudge to the "H" of the signature. Small strips of tape adhere to the sides of the verso. Good. Brigadier General William Horner Cocke [1874-1938] graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1894. He taught at Kemper Military Academy, Missouri, earned a law degree and practiced law in St. Louis from 1899 to 1907. He served as a U. S. Army officer in both the Spanish-American War and World War I. In 1924 he was named the fourth Superintendent of Virginia Military Institute, remaining in that post until 1929 when ill health forced him to retire.

N° de réf. du vendeur 36976

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: CLOSE OF AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY AMERICAN ARMY OFFICER BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM HORNER COCKE WHO BECAME THE FOURTH SUPERINTENDENT OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
• Éditeur: Circa [1920s]. [1920s].
• Date de parution: 1920
• État de l'article: Good
• Signé: Signé par l'auteur
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Military