Major Works
- The Creole: Or, Siege of New Orleans: A Historical Romance: Founded on the Events of 1814-15 (novel, 1850)
- Mississippi Scenes: Or, Sketches of Southern and Western Life and Adventure, Humorous, Satirical, and Descriptive, Including the Legend of Black Creek (1851, stories and sketches)
- Leisure Labors: Or, Miscellanies, Historical, Literary, and Political (1858, essays)
Biography
Born in 1819 in Lexington, Georgia, Joseph Beckham Cobb attended Willington Academy in South Carolina and studied law at the University of Georgia, although he did not complete the degree.
He married Almira Clayton in 1837 and then moved the Noxubee County, Mississippi, in 1838. He was elected to the state legislature in 1841, but resigned two years later.
He moved to Longwood Plantation, near Columbus, Mississippi, in 1844, where he spent the remainder of his life.
He was editor of the Columbus Whig and contributed articles to the American Whig Review. He published three books: The Creole: Or, Siege of New Orleans: A Historical Romance: Founded on the Events of 1814-15 (novel, 1850), Mississippi Scenes: Or, Sketches of Southern and Western Life and Adventure, Humorous, Satirical, and Descriptive, Including the Legend of Black Creek (1851, stories and sketches) and Leisure Labors: Or, Miscellanies, Historical, Literary, and Political (1858, essays).
He ran for U.S. House of Representatives in 1853 but was defeated. He died in 1858 at the age of 39.