Philip St. George Cocke

Philip St. George Cocke
Portrait of Philip St. George Cocke by Louis Mathieu Didier Guillaume
Born	(1809-04-17)April 17, 1809 Bremo Bluff, Virginia, US
Died	December 26, 1861(1861-12-26) (aged 52) Powhatan County, Virginia, US
Buried	Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)
Allegiance	United States Confederate States of America
Service/branch	US Army Confederate States Army
Years of service	1832–1834 (USA) 1861 (CSA)
Rank	Second Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier General (VA Volunteers) Brigadier General (CSA)
Unit	2nd U.S. Artillery
Commands held	19th Virginia Infantry 5th Brigade - Army of the Potomac
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Other work	Board of Visitors of the Virginia Military Institute

Philip St. George Cocke (April 17, 1809 – December 26, 1861) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the first year of the American Civil War. He is best known for organizing the defense of Virginia along the Potomac River soon after the state's secession from the Union. He commanded troops in the Battle of Blackburn's Ford and the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) in July 1861 before becoming despondent and committing suicide.