His shattered shinbone took months to heal, and during his recovery Cooke served on military tribunal in Richmond. Upon returning to field duty, Cooke received another leg wound during the Battle of Spotsylvania, but remained on the field to lead an assault from horseback. In all, Cooke was wounded seven times during the Civil War. Cooke's brigade played a significant role in the Battle of Sutherland's Station, its resistance to Union attacks enabling other Confederate units to retreat. Post-War life When the War ended, Cooke went to Richmond, and became a businessman. He helped found the Confederate Soldiers' Home in Richmond. The family breach with his father—who had stayed loyal to the Union—was healed some time after the end of the War. Cooke also was a member of the Southern Historical Society. Cooke died of pneumonia in Richmond, Virginia and is buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. See also List of American Civil War generals (Confederate) Notes Further reading Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. . Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. . And Then A.P. Hill Came Up- Biography of John Rogers Cooke 1833 births 1891 deaths Harvard College alumni Confederate States Army brigadier generals People from St. Louis County, Missouri People of North Carolina in the American Civil War People of Missouri in the American Civil War Burials at Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia) Cooke family of Virginia