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 | | Jacob Dolson Cox, lawyer, soldier, statesman, and scholar, was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on October 25, 1828. |
 | | In 1858 he won election to the State Senate of Ohio and during his term allied closely with other radical anti-slavery advocates, including James A. Garfield (1831-1881). |
 | | Subsequently, he fought at the battles of Antietam, Atlanta, Franklin, and Nashville, after which he was promoted to Major General (an earlier promotion in 1862 fell through when the allotted quota of promotions was surpassed). |
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