=Cobb, Sylvanus.= _Me._, 1823-1887. Son of S. Cobb, _supra_. A prolific writer of sensational tales quite without literary value. Among them are The King’s Talisman; The Patriot Cruiser; Ben Hamed. =Cobb, Thomas Read Rootes.= _Ga._, 1823-1862. A Georgia lawyer who served as brigadier-general in the Confederate army during the Civil War, and was killed in the battle of Fredericksburg. Digest of the Laws of Georgia; Historical Sketch of Slavery from the Earliest Periods; Inquiry into the Law of Negro Slavery in the United States. =Cobbett, Thomas.= _E._, 1608-1685. A nonconformist English clergyman who came to America in 1637, and was minister at Ipswich from 1656 till his death. Infant Baptism; Civil Magistrate’s Power in Matters of Religion; Practical Discourse of Prayer; The Honour due from Children to their Parents. =Cocke= [cōke], =James Richard.= _Tn._, 1863-1900. A physician of Boston. Hypnotism; Blind Leaders of the Blind, a novel. _Ar. Le._ =Cocke, Zitella.= _Al._, _c._ 1847- ----. A verse-writer whose contributions to periodicals have been collected in a volume of verse entitled A Doric Reed. _Cop._ =Cocker, William Johnson.= _E._, 1846- ----. An educator of Michigan. Handbook of Punctuation; The Government of the United States. _Har._ =Coddington, William.= _E._, 1601-1678. The first governor of Rhode Island. Demonstrations of True Love unto the Rulers of Massachusetts. =Codman, John.= _Ms._, 1782-1847. A Congregational clergyman of Dorchester. Sermons; Visit to England. _See Memoir, by W. A. Allen, 1853._ =Codman, John.= _Ms._, 1814-1900. Son of J. Codman, _supra_. A noted captain in the merchant marine. Sailors’ Life and Sailors’ Yarns; Ten Months in Brazil; The Mormon Country; The Round Trip by Way of Panama; A Solution of the Mormon Problem; Winter Sketches from the Saddle. =Coffin, Charles Carleton.= _N. H._, 1823-1896. A Boston journalist who became famous as the war correspondent of the Boston Journal during the Civil War, over the signature “Carleton.” His writings, mainly though not exclusively for young people, include My Days and Nights on the Battlefield, a narrative of personal experience; Following the Flag; Winning his Way; Building the Nation; Old Times in the Colonies; The Boys of ’76; The Story of Liberty; The Drumbeat of the Nation; Marching to Victory; Redeeming the Republic; Freedom Triumphant; Abraham Lincoln; Our New Way Round the World; Daughters of the Revolution. _See Life of, by Griffis._ _Est. Har. Hou._ =Coffin, Isaac Foster.= _Me._, 1787-1861. An educator of Roxbury, Massachusetts. Journal of a Residence in Chili during the revolutionary scenes of 1817-19.