Cook & Brother Confederate Rifle Makers Three Dollar Script -SOLD

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Cook & Brother Confederate Rifle Makers Three Dollar Script.

This three dollar note for Cook & Brother, New Orleans, La. is dated April 15, 1862. This firm produced rifles, carbines, and other weapons for the Confederacy. The Armory was re-established in Athens, Georgia in August of 1862.

Ferdinand, and Francis Cook, were English immigrants and highly skilled engineers.  Ferdinand visited New Orleans in 1840, and soon after was joined by his brother, and established the Bellevue Iron Works, producing quality industrial and agricultural equipment.  They received correspondence from Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis in 1856, about the possibility of producing arms for the federal government.  The brother began to form another company known as Cook & Brothers Arms.

With the Union Army about to take New Orleans and the Gulf region, the brothers removed to a new armory in Athens, Georgia, making Enfield type rifles, musketoons, and carbines along with bayonets, and cavalry horse shoes.  In 1864, the Cook Brothers, having already formed a reserve battalion of soldiers under their command, marched to help defend General Sherman’s army approach.  The battalion saw action at Griswoldville, Honey Hill, and Savannah.  At this last battle, Major Ferdinand was killed.

The  condition of the note is very fine, with some ink (numbers) at the top edge.  One just recently sold on the internet for $650.00

A desirable Civil War – Confederate arms related piece of paper currency.