Cox, Jacob Dolson
soldier, lawyer, congressman, author, was born Oct. 27, 1828, of American parents, in Montreal, Canada. In 1861 he was appointed a brigadier-general of Ohio volunteers; and was promoted to the rank of major-general.
He was chosen governor of Ohio for the years 1866-67; and in 1869 was appointed secretary of the interior department. He was elected a representative from Ohio to the forty-fifth congress. He is the author of Atlanta; The March to the Sea; and The Second Battle of Bull Run as Connected with the Fitz-John Porter Case.