The New York herald., 1862-01-04

The Rebel General who Commattsd

The Rebel General who Committed
WHO HE WAS. AND WHAT WAS his NAM-THH oohRHoE
NAME OF THE UNION GENEBAL-sKETcHRs or BOTH
PARTIES.
There 10 have bean among partes since the
commencement Of the rebellion mistaken idea relative
TO which OF the two military onicers, Of nearly similar
Names left the the Union At the commencement
Of national troubles The who did leave has since
committed suicide and We find the Of name stl
continues.
The names Of the two officers Philip st. George
Cooke and Philip st. George Cooke. Tho question, there
fsre Is, (which is which and which Is the other" We
have already given short notices Of the two but a.
the survivor s Brgadier General Of the United States
army and good soldier, IL may be somewhat necessary
again to give sketch Of each Of the parties in question
THE OPINION OF AN ARMY oFFIcER.
The following has been sent by retired officer Of
Colonel st. George Cookies regiment
CORRECTION.
Tho Brigader General Philip st. George Cooke, OF VIZ
gnia who recently committed suicide in the rebel army,
graduate of the Military Academy stated,
but he is confounded with another # the who
graduate from Virginia since 1927 and who since 1888
has been dragon officer, and now commands all the
regular cavalry under General Mcclellan en- the Potomac
This explanation will be read by thousands with joy
S-See Captain Cuums, Register Of Graduates, Mill
tary Academy.
In way the writer correct and that is the rebel
the journalists of the United Stacs but in another way
he is in error will be shown by the following sketch
SKETCH OF THE REBEL SUICIDE.
Philip St. George Cooke was native Of Virginia, and
entered the Military Academy as cadet In 1928 He
stood number six in his Glass; and on the 1st of July,
1882, breveted Second Lieutenant Of the Second
regiment Of artillery He appointed Adjutant, which
position he filed during the years 1888 and 1884, and on
the 1st of April Of the latter year he resigned oil connec
tion with the army Of the United States AS military
he not heard Of again until he Joined the rebel
ranks in which he has made for himself no particular
mark The Of his suicide has but recently reached
This officer is Brigader General Philip ST. George
Cocke of the rebel army.
SKETCH OF THE UNION GENERAL.
Philip st. George Cooke is also native Of Virginia He
entered the Military Academy in 1929 five years before
the last described. On the 1st of July 1927 he entered
the army as brevet Second Lieutenant Of the
Sixth infantry. was Iapponted Adjutant in 1882
and 1888; fought in the battle Of Bad Axe was
promoted to tho First Leutenantcy Of the First
dragons, March, 1888. and to the Captaincy in
May, 1885, He acted as Lieutenant Colonel commanding
battalion Of Iowa and Missouri volunteers in California
the 10th Of July 1s47 On the 10th of February 1S47
he promoted to the majority Of the Second dragoons
and on the Goth Of the Same month was breveted Q
Lieutenant Colonel for meritorious conduct California
March, 1849 his commission being dated back On the
18th Of july 1853, he made full Lieutenant Colonel
and commanded and became distinguished in the con-
ncts which took place the 9Th Of April 1854, with the
Apache Indians, in New Mexico. He the author Of
work, published in Philadelphia, entitled, "Scenes and
Adventures in the Army" On the 14h Of June, 1858,
which rank he held when he recently returned from the
Indian Territory On tho 22d Of November 1861 he
promoted brgadier Gcnerashp Of the regular army
with command Of all the regular cavalry which force he
now commands in the vicinity of the capital
There need never in future be any mistake as to tho
two General Cooke s dead and General Cooke still
es and may he continue to DO SO until no sees our go
rous country happy united nation and even
long after that.