J. Michael Cobb

Author, Curator

J. Michael Cobb is curator emeritus of the Hampton History Museum, director of Fort Wool Historic Site and vice president of the Petersburg Battlefields Foundation. He holds a master’s degree in American studies from the College of William and Mary and has authored Fort Wool: Star-Spangled Banner Rising and co-authored The Battle of Big Bethel: Crucial Clash in Early Civil War Virginia.

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