1Thomas Jefferson to John H. Cocke, 23 October 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
(Stuart L. Butler, “Gen. John Hartwell Cocke in the War of 1812,”
2Thomas Jefferson to John H. Cocke and David Watson, 10 March 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
in 1797 and then began a career in law. During the War of 1812 he served in the militia as a major and commander of a troop of cavalry from A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812