The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-11-16
BuJIe Sounds ASSEMBLY for a Trib-
ute 10 Another of Ken0sha'S
Soldier Heroes.
DIED AT THE NATIONAL HOME

Calling
last tributes of respect and love to
comrades called by the "Great Com
mander to the camp in the "Great
Beyond"
Captain Walter Cook, one of the
best known of the early pioneer sett-
1ers of the county, and one of the best
known of the Kenosha soldiers in the
civil war. died at the Natiuna1 Soldiers
Home in Milwaukee yesterday after
noon.
Capt. Walter Cook was born in the
state of New York, July 9Th, 1915,
where he resided until he came to
Kenosha county, in 1912.
His early life was passed upon a
farm, where he imbibed a love for
horses, and developed talent for con-
trolling and developing their speed
qualities, his talent in this direction
being such that his services were ear
1y sought by his neighbors and friends
in his native state.
In May, 1912, he came to Kenosha
countyswhere,h he located on a farm IN
the town of Somers, and where he re-
sided unti1'the fall of 1858, when he
removed to the city of Kenosha, for
saking the many general duties of the
farm and turning his attention to the
breaking and development of speed
in horses.
In the spring of 1860, at the time of
the great fire, which destroyed nearly
the whole of the business part of the
north end of Main street, Capt. Cook
lost nearly everything he possessed,
but nothing daunted, although with
wife and two children, he commenced
anew and was beginning to see a new
home arise to take the place of the
one burned, when in the spring of
1861
| HThe country rang around with loud alarms,
And raw in fields the rude militia swarms,'
we find him using the influence of his
wide acquaintance to fill to OVERLOOKING
the call of President Lincoln for vol
unteers.
Forgetting-if the heroes of '61-'65
did forget-at least laying aside the
claims of business, friendship, home,
for the greater one of country, we find
him, on Aug. 6, 1862, commissioned by
| Gov. Edward Solomon, to recruit a
company for the 22nd Reg, Wis. Vol.
| Inf, then being raised. Taking into
the rendezvous of this regiment his
| full share of recruits which would en-
title him to a commission in the comp
any as it's 1st lieutenant, he was re
quested by the governor to forego tax
ing his commission, and to turn his
attention to raising the 9TH Battery,
of Light Artillery, which was then
being recruited.
After his full share in recruiting
this battery he was requested to con-
tinue in the recruiting service of the
state, and Immediately set to work at
raising what afterwards became Co.
D, 1st Reg, Wis. Heavy Artillery.
While engaged in the recruiting of
this company the call came under
which the 33rd- regiment of infantry
was to be raised.
Turning over to Capt. John E. Hen
ry what recruits he had, who had been
enlisted for the heavy artillery service,
and who did not care to change the
branch of service for which they had
enrolled themselves, he commenced
the recruiting of Co. I, 33rd Reg, Wis.
Vol. Inf, one of the distinctive Keno
sha county companies of that regi-
ment.
Going to the front with this COM
pany, we fndshim ever ready for the
arduous duties of the soldier, but never
forgetting the we1l-being of those who
were under his command, until May 3,
1868, when he was forced by disease
contracted during the campaign of
Grant, in Mississippi, which Cu1minat-
ed in the siege of Vicksburg, to resign
his commission and return to Kenosha.
Here he remained, ever giving en-
enlargement to those younger to go to
the front, and with words of conso1a-
ton to those left behind, or who had
vacant chairs in their homes, until
May 17th when President Lincoln had
called for 100 days men, when he again
put on the blue uniform of the soldier
and we find him private in Co. &C."
39th Reg't Wis. Inf. Vols.
In this company he was known as
daddy" of Co. co. and his so1dier1y
bearing, when the regiment went into
camp at Milwaukee, called the atten-
ton of the field officers of the regi-
ment to him, and when they found out
in regard to his previous services for
his country they made him color ser
geant of the regiment.
After his discharge from this regi-
ment he didn't again enter the service
of the country as a soldier, but was
ever known as an ardent supporter of
them and their needs.
When Fred S. Lowell Post, G. A. R,
was organized March 18th, 1887, he
was one of it's charter members and has
been one of it's most valued members
ever since, never missing turning out
with the Post upon Memorial day until
this year, when he was confined to his