This is a picture of Francis M. Cockrell.
This is the tombstone of F.M. Cockrell found at Sunset Cemetery in Warrensburg, Missouri.
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Francis Cockrell was born October 1, 1834 to the sheriff of Warrensburg and his wife. He went to a local school.
He was admitted in the bar in 1855. In 1861, he enlisted in the Missouri State Guard for the Civil War. He was a first lieutenant and later captain. He fought for the Confederate cause during the Civil War.
After one year of enlistment he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and a few weeks later to colonel.
He was noted for his courage and strict discipline
and idolized for his devotion to the comfort and welfare of his soldiers.
He resumed the practice of law after 1865.
In 1875, he was re-elected 4 times and served 30 years in the United States Senate--March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1905.
He spent his home life at 206 E. Market Street,
Warrensburg, Missouri. The house was torn down in the spring of 1962.
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This is a picture of Francis M. Cockrell.
This is the tombstone of F.M. Cockrell found at Sunset Cemetery in Warrensburg, Missouri.
Click here to see a Quicktime panorama
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Daily Star Journal
Nov.6,1986
Daily Star Journal
July 31,1989
Francis Eloise Vaughn- Historian General
Brigadier General Francis Marion Cockrell, CSA