Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-09-19
GEN. M'COOK'S VISIT.
The Distinguished Officer Commanding
the Department of AriaNua a Guest
at the Palace Hotel.
Cordial Greeting at the Hands of Santa
Feans Banquet and Reception this
Evening Soldiers Career.

Brigadier- General Alexander Med. Nc
Cook, commanding the department OF
Arizona, arrived from the south this
morning accompanied by Lieuts. G. E.
Baker and John E. Mcmahon, members
of his staff The general is on tour
of inspection of tho several posts IN his
department, and has been several days at
Albuquerque visiting the fair. He will be
guest of the Board of Trade at the
Palace hotel until tomorrow night, when
he leaves for Fort Bayard.
The coming of Gen. McCook took Santa
Feans most pleasantly be surprise. Since
the vacation of Fort Marcy by troops it
was scarcely thought he would prolong
his stay in New Mexico to the extent of
visiting the capital city, but, as he says,
he still has the kindiest feeling for Santa
Fe, remembering the many happy hours
passed here in early times, and being so
near he could scarcely refrain from drop
ping in here, even had he nothing to call
him officially. He is here, however, on
official business, coming to inspect Fort
Marcy. This post has been abandoned,
but is still in the hands of the war de.
partment. However, the changes to
occur in the near future are likely to be
marked and frequent, the good of the
service suggesting many, and it is thought,
although Gen. McCook intimated moth
ing of the sort, that ere long Fort Marcy
may again be occupied by full compile
ment of troops.
To-day large number OF prominent
citizens called upon Gen. McCook at the
Palace hotel parlors, and extended to him
d hearty welcome to Santa Fe. They
found him the same affable, frank and
companionable gentleman of years ago
| thirty-eight years ago-when as second
lieutenant of infantry he saw his first
frontier service here, winning his spurs
in gallant and intrepid duty against the
hostile Apaches and Navajoes for the sup
preston of whose outrages Santa Fe was
then military headquarters. Gen. Nc
Cook found here to-day personal friends
in many of the early settlers and he ex
presses unfeigned pleasure at finding Sc
many of them still in the Gland of the
living" prosperous and contented. The
general says that the early days which he
spent in the Sena block, now Governor
Princes home, and the ''old Fonda" thu
Exchange hotel, were the merriest of hi,
lifetime. lie adds also that the si1
years experience he had while stationed
here, his duties in camp and on the tral
in command of scouting parties, hal
proven of more practical benefit to hin
than the whole of his war service.
To-day Gen. McCook and his aides wert
shown over the city in carriages by
number OF citizens and tonight, begin
ming at O'Clock, there will be a recep
ton at the residence Of Gov. Prince
where all citizens are invited to call ant
pay their respects to the visitors. At II
o'clock tonight banquet will be ten
dered the general at the Palace hotel
The Board of Trade has charge of this
feature OF entertainment and for the same
100 invitations have been issued.
In glancing over the ''records of living
officers of the U. S. army" the following
outline of the service of this distinguished
officer is found:
McCook, Alexander Med, (brigadie
general U. S. army, brevet major gen
eral.) Born in Ohio, April %, 1881; ap
pointed from Ohio cadet at U. S. military
academy, July !, AZ; graduated July
80; actual rank, brevet I'd lieutenant &c
U. S. infantry, July l, '52; I'd lieutenan
June 80, "a, LIST lieutenant December 6
'5S, captain, May IA, go, colonel LIST Ohio
volunteer infantry, April Is, '6l, honor
ably mustered out, August Is, '61; ap
pointed brigadier general September 3
81, accepted September 20, '61 appoint
ed major general, July II, '62, accepted
August S, '62, resigned October |, '65; ap
pointed Northumberland Goth U. s
infantry, March 5, 81; accepted Apri
l, '67; transferred to 10th infantry
March Is, 80; colonel 9th in
fantry December Is, 1880. Brevet rank
Breveted major July 81, 1861, for gallan
and meritorious service in the capture o
Nashville, Tenn; colonel, April 7, 1862
for gallant and mertorious service in the
battle of Shiloh, Tenn. brigader general
March ID, 1865, for gallant and meritor
ious service in the battle of Perryvile
Ky. major general, March -, 1865, fol
gallant and meritorious services in the
field during the war. Staff positions oc
cupied: Assistant instructor of infantry
tactics at the military academy from Jan
uary ID, 1861, to April "a, 1861, acting A
l. q. of department of the Missouri from
December 10, 1874, to June II, 1875
colonel, A. d. G. to the general of the
army from June II, 1875, to December
Is, 1880.
| Service: Frontier duty '52'5S; army
of the Potomac 81 in the army of the
Ohio '62; and army of the Cumberland
1894, in command of.the district Of East
Arkansas '65.
Gen. McCook commanded division al
the battle of Shiloh and siege of Corinth,
and the first army corps at Stone river and
Chickamauga, and the troops at the de-
Tense OF the capital at the time of Early g
attack on Washington July, "a. He en-
gagged in the battle of first Bull Run, Va,
capture of Nashville, Tenn, and battle OF
Shiloh, June, '62 battle of Perryville
siege of Corinth, Stone River and Chick
amauga.
Gen. McCook is a son of Major Daniel
McCook, who was born in 1896, and
killed in battle by Morgan's guerrillas,
near Burlington Island, Ohio, July 49,,
'63. Seven of his brothers took part in
the war for the Union, three of whom,
like their father, were killed. Four of
the aipht attained tho rank of uanoro1