The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-04-10

vi the ISL vi NON. 1904, dDOtHt
: committee consisting of Comrades Mil
Ter, Mcclure. VIM Knapp, j. NJ. Nc
Donald and Ihrlg, was appointed TO
a similar purpose and repS ted Jan.
l8S5,as the net proceeds of fair helt
r during the holiday week S779.6 g!
which amount was also invested anC
held in the building fund.
From other sources the Post had al
SO received small amounts aid found
itself with a building fund of about
o two thousand dollars, and then de
9 sire took possession of the members t6
have a room of their own. Many and
varied were the plans, schemes and
propositions that were proposed and
urged and insisted upon by the cham
pions and friends of each And l am
sorry to say at this late day when the
smoke and noise of that most smoky
and noisy battle have become an al
most forgotten past, to say that this
Post was shaken to its foundation and
much bad blood was engendered. But
that comradeship that carried us
through many severe trials, held us
together for our common good and fin
ally on the 9Th of April 1886. the Post
purchased of DR. w. 3. Hendricks the
| SIOTN vi tulS anu
mediately commenced fitting it up
for Post room, and now has the best
Post room owned by Post in this
| Department.
| Financially this Post has prospere1.
| At no time has ii been in debt if I ex-
cept last year when we borrowed 500.
TO repair our roof, giving our note at
| the bank for one year. In six months
SO. of it had been paid off and before
| the note was due it was in the hands
of our q. NJ T., cancelled.
The Post has reduced its dues one
half and will always remit the dues of
any comrade who will say to a COM
rade that he is unable to pay it, hav-
ing adopted the policy that we prefer
to have him in the Post for his own
good than outside.
At the conclusion of this history, III.
NJ. Miller read an intensely interesting
biographical sketch of the Nc ook
family in honor of whom the Post is
named, Its extreme length forbids us
to publish this sketch in full, although
the matter and the manner of il would
amply justify the publication if we
had sufficient space. AS it is we
must be content with the following
brief summary:
The father of the family of McCooks
was an Irishman of Scotch descent
who came TO this country and located
in Cannonsburg, Pa. He left two
sons, Daniel and John. Daniel became
the father of ten SONS, all of whom |
were in the Union army, and John be-
came the father of five sons all of
whom likewise served their country.
AT the breaking out of the war Dan
rel McCook was living in Carrollton,
o., and although 63 years of age he
promptly enlisted and was commits
stoned major. He served calamity
until July q, 1868, when he fell NOR
tally wounded while leading the at
tack on Morgan near Buffington's Isl
and, Ohio. His eldest SOL, George W.,
and commanded several
regiments of Ohio troops for short per-
iods, but could not engage in active
service on account of wounds received
in the Mexican war and which event
ually resulted in his death. The sec
ond son, Robert L., entered the ser
vice May %, 1861, as Colonel of the 9Th
Ohio Infantry. He was seriously
while leading a bayonetl
charge at Mill Springs, KY, Jan. 10,
1862, and was promoted for gallantry
to be Brigadier General of Volunteers.
A gainst the advice of his surgeons, he
attempted to re-join his command be-
fore his wounds were fully healed.
and while being conveyed in an am
Oulance from one camp to another he
was set upon and foully murdered by
yuerillas near New Market, Ala,
Aug. ), 1862. Alex. Mcdowell, the
bird son of Daniel McCOok, gradual t
ID from West Point with the class of :
S52, and served as an instructor in !
he Academy..uDtil April, 1861, when
ne was made Colonel of the lat Ohio
Infantry. Sept. 3, 1861, he was pro v
noted TO Brigadier General of Volun-
GERS and brevetted major in the regu-
ar army, for meritorious service al
3ull Run. He was brevetted Lit. Col
mel for the capture of Nashville,
Tenn, in 49,, and Colonel for gallant
ODduct at Shiloh, and for the same !,
ause was made siajor General of VOL
IDteers. He was brevetted Brigadier !,
General of the regular army for dis
Inguished service at Perryville, KY, D
nd full Major General. L. s. A, a
Iarch Il, 1855, for services in the field
lie commanded the right of the Army b
f the Ohio at Chickamauga, where :,
is fortitude and skill in the face of II
sarful odds made the victory POSSIBLE SC
lie still survives, and holds his old b
ank in the regular army. Daniel Me-
look, Jr., was commissioned captain te
D the lst Kansas Infantry, in 1861. q
lie commanded the regiment at Will 1,
Oh Creek, and was soon after promot- "a
d TO Major, and Asst. Adj. General, fe
II Division Army of the Ohio. For
aLant conduct at Shiloh be was
iade Colonel of the Sind Ohio Infan- 70
Y. While still Colonel he command D
a brigade at Chicksmauga and N
lission Ridge. He was MORALLY ia
'ounded while leading an assault on "!
.ennesaw Mountain. Edwin s. Nc ,r
ook WAS a cadet in the naval school NJ
the beginning of the war, but left fri
he school to raise company for the =,
st Illinois Infantry. He succeeded
ogan in command Of this regiment. ca
] subsequent campaigns he was pro- nG
oted 10 Brigadier General and then pr
Major General for conspicuous BRAY On
V. He was several times wounded ~
II survived the wa, and was shot Mi
Id killed while Governor of Dakota
larles NJ. McCook entered the End s H,l
bio Infantry as a private and was Re
lied at the first Bull Run. John J., Va
K youngest of the sons of Daniel Nc We
,ok, entered the 9th Ohio Calvary
ID for brilliant service succeeded TO {
e command Of the regiment. He ens
ryived the war and is now a schol- n y
~ gentleman and distinguished law p
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