The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-03-27
DEATH OF GEN. CROOK.
THE FAMOUS INDIAN FIGHTER
GONE.
A Brief Sketch CT His Military Career.


Maj Gen. George Crook. U. S. A., in COM
mand of the Department of the Missouri,
died at the Grand Pacific Hotel Chicago, at
7.l5 o'clock Friday morning, of heart
disease.
There had not been the slightest warning
that Gen. Crook was not perfectly well. lie
was at army headquarters all day Thursday,
and Thursday night at the hotel appeared to
be in his usual good health.
He got up as usual about o'clock Friday
morning, and while dressing suddenly said
to his wife, ~ can't breathe" Mrs. Crook
helped him TO a sofa and doctor was at
once summoned, but before he could reach
the room Gen. Crook was dead.
Gen. Crook had been in command of the
Department ofthe Missouri for several years,
succeeding Gen. Schofield. He was born
near Dayton. o., September 8. 1873; was
graduate at the United states Military
Academy in 81, and was on duty with the
Fourth Infantry, in California, in Is 2 81.
He was in the Rouge River Expedition in
1856, and commanded the Pitt River ENpeii-
ton i'm 1857. In the latter he was wounded
by an arrow. lie had risen toa Captaincy
when nj the beginning Of the tiVil
became Coiunci of the Ihlrty-slXth ONO
Infantry. In lSj2 he was wounded at lewis
burg, W. Va. For his services at Antietam
he was brcyctted Lieutenant Colonel, u ;.
A. lie was actively engaged i'll several cam
psigns during the war. and took part IN
Sheridans Shenandoah campaign, receiving
the breyets of Brigadier General and Major
General, u. 5 A., March l3 | -. He was
mustered out Of the volunteer service Jan.
nary 10 1861. July 2S he was commissioned
Lieutenant Colonel twenty third Infantry,
L. :. A., and assigned To the district OF
Boise, Idaho, where he remained until 49,.
actively engage in lniiau campaigns.
In Isl. he was assigned To the Ariznnt
district. where he qucllci serious Indian
disturbances In lSIp he was sent To Wy.
oming. where, at Powder river he defeated
the unruly Sioux and Chcyennes. He con
tnued his campaign in the Northwest with
relentless vigOr until, m May, loi2, all OF
the hostile tribes had yielded. In loS! Gen.
Crook returned TO Arizona, where he forced
sduattcrs To yacate the Indian lands. In the
following year when the ChirlCahuas went
on a raid he pursued them and made 400
prisoners.
During the two years following no dep
rotations occurred. but in the spring OF 1856
the Indians under Geronimo again went Oh
the warpath. Gen. Crook pursued them ana
forced their surrender under conditions.
The President declined tn ratify his action
and Gen. sheridan tclcgraphcd him that tue
only condition that could be made with Ger
onimo, was tha. their lives would be spared.
In the meantime Geronimo and some Of his
men escaped, and Gen. Sheridan having
criticised his campaign severely, Gen, Crook
asked to be relieved from the command OF
tho Department of Arizona.
When relieved of the command of the
Department Of Arizona, Gen. Crook was
sent To Omaha, in command of the Depart
ment Of the Platte. In lSSS, on the retire
ment Of Gen. Terry, he was made a majors
general and sent 20 Chicago in command oi
the Division of the Missouri.