, 1862-08-11
ASSASSINATION OFGENERAL
McCO0K,
Particulars Of the Affair
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Commercial ]

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LOUISVILLE, August s, 1852.
The remains Of the late General Robert L.
McCook reached here this evening io charge
Of Captains Burt aud Fuchshul.er and eleven
Of the 9th Ohio. They were received Ut the
Nashville Depot by Capt. billiards. Psosost
Guards and escorted to the Gait House.
They leave By tTaiu in the morning ana will
arrive a, Cincinnati st noon tomorrow.
I nave from Capt Burt the particulars Of
tho death. Tie brigade left point fourteen
l:ilcs b.low tue Tenusssee State line for
Decherd on the 5th- On the road, General
in spring wagon. about mile in advance
Of the brigade. Suddenly 4 courier dashed
back 10 the brigade, and said the wagon, in
Which Gen. Mclook was riding, had been fired
uron by bnshwackers. 1ulmtd;a.el7 Colonel
VandeEer, OF the35;h Ohio, sent Capt. Ea--
the rescue. loading as they ;,au. Tnsy met
s:ragE1ers from sf:luok's body guard retreat
ing, pursued by rebel cavalry. Shots were ey-
ci anged ard tic rebel cayalry retreated. The
feGt'rl lufantry we're tW0 slow in pursuit,
when Ca.t. Burt OF tie 18th pfsn1Iy, Lieut..
Harris, Captains Fucilsnnl;zcr, Stsngcl, and
Capt 1haDson, OF Ii !:h Ohio, dashed for xard
In pursuit of the retTtaTfng rebel cavalry.
Gen. McCock was then lying on the piazza, at
Petty's farm. four miles trua1 N=w Market,
They inquired at the farm house for 1nforna-
tioE OF McEook, but the people would or
could not give information, feariag If his pody
vas found their buildings and property would
be destroyed. McCooE hearing the inquiries,
told them to open tho house 10 his friends.
Of the 9Th Ohio, came up aud examined the
wourd, rsonouncIpg it fatal. The wound WAS
in the bowels, 8 single ball entering the LEFT
tide and coming oat between the ninth aud
/. tenth 1ibs. When the physicians arrived Gen.
McCook was vomiting blood. He Was cool
and calm to the Last, but suffered greatly, Civ
! ipg Capt. Brft and others en- acIouur Of the
ASSASSINATION. Whit On tue road Gen. Nc,
| Cook net man in a rarire, aod asked hin if
he knew a good place to en:nainp- The man
/ told him there Nas plenty Of water on the
hill beyond, end1een1ed anxious to hurry him
t OIL. :; 49, -"
/ Arriving at the top: of the hill, shot was
i hted without effect. As soon as General Nc
Cook bs:ard the thot, be told John {his colored
scrEant) TO turn back the wagon that the
huebwackerF were upon them They started
= back in full spesd, Gen. McCook 1eantog On
!. his knees, and assisting the driver. In the
flight . nu1nbcr Of shots: &efe fred. Eleven
holes we're found in the wagon, McC,,ok Re-
:; was fired, ,arehei icaya1rgmano7dere cred the wagon
to halt, 1eve1ing pistol across the hofa o1
hls saddle. General McCook told the driver
to stop, which the driver was in the act Of do
ing. WHEN the cayalrymau ordered halt the
! second lime, accompanying the order with {
, discha1gs Of the pistol. the ball piercing tue
! Generais side. Capt. Brooke, OF McCookfs
/, staff, implered the cavalr31nan not to snoot
assuring him the wagon ~ss occupied by /
, sick man. Another bushwhaeker r1de nj
with cooked pisto1, but McCcok told hin
that it was no use to shoot; that he Was ia
tally wounded a1ready.
i Capt. Brooke then conveyed McCook t.
Petty's house The negro, john, escaped t
: a corn field. as the bnshWhackeEs threatene'
, to kn the Yankee negro. =.
i, | The residents proposed to hide Ge1. Ale
. Cotk's body away in the negro quar- -crs, fe:,
1heT hands their premises would be burned
but he was permitted to die at the farm house
recovering from Ills paroxlsm, Gen. NJ
d Cook satd to Capt Burt: candy, the prot
!, lem Of ne EaH soon be solved for mel
It for lis b:other, Alexander, be sud? tie
him and the rest I hare tried to live as q MAJ
and die attempting to do my duty
To Capt Burt he said "My good DO,
= 1nsy yonr life be longer and to Batter pu
!; pose Than mine " Father Betty, the brigaf
me1ts. ClaspiDg his hand in the death stru
e gle, he said 10 him: 81 am done with liz
y Yes. this eBds 1t all You and ] plrt now, b.
; the loss Of 10, 900 sucb lives as yours and mil
II would be nothing If their sacrifice would b.
+. save such q government as ours"
- sBefare bis death, Gen. ;McCook sent +
- Col. Vandever, who drew up:hfs will. In /
s. Will be: directed that Two fayorite .hors
20 should be given to his brothers, Aeck al
:. Danie:, and the remainder Of his property
II his mother. .:t,
le Il is known to Capt: Burt and others
N erate1y aeeaaslnatcd.5 Tie sutler oY The 9
q Ohio heard the bashwhackers arrauge*a pl
ID for The assassination, bnt bad NO opportunl
= to communicate Information to" McCook
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