various parts of Tennessee to guard railroads and supply routes, and Cobb briefly commanded a brigade under Major General Robert H. Milroy. He and his men were mustered out of the service on June 24, 1865 in Nashville before returning to Wisconsin and civilian life. On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Cobb for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865, for his distinguished services at the Battles of Williamsburg, Golding's Farm, Virginia, during the Seven Days Battles and Antietam, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866. After the war, Cobb became a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. In 1871, Cobb moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, where he started to practice law again. He was appointed mayor of Lincoln in 1873, and then became associate justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court in 1878 to 1892. The last four years, from 1888 to 1892, he served as Nebraska's chief justice. Amasa Cobb died in Los Angeles, California, on July 5, 1905. He was buried in Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Nebraska. See also List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union) Notes References Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . Hunt, Roger D. and Jack R. Brown, Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990. . Further reading Nelson, Meredith K., "Amasa Cobb." Nebraska Law Bulletin 14 (November 1935): pages 197–213. External links 5th Wisconsin site 43rd Wisconsin site 1823 births 1905 deaths People from Palestine, Illinois People from Mineral Point, Wisconsin Speakers of the Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Party Wisconsin state senators Mayors of Lincoln, Nebraska Union Army generals American military personnel of the Mexican–American War People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Military personnel from Wisconsin District attorneys in Wisconsin Chief Justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges Military personnel from Illinois Adjutants General of Wisconsin