The Irish standard., 1903-06-27

he selected for that service George w.
agent Mr.. McCook was selected par
TALLY because he was democratic
politician of promise, for the governor
very wisely tried to commit demo-
Gratis to the support of the government.
George w. NIcCook had served in the
Mexican war as lieutenant colonel of
the Third Ohio regiment and his small
military experience was of some serv-
ice in those early days.
John james McCooll did not serve
during the war. He was, however, Il
Shpman on the United States frigate
Delaware. He died OH shipboard
March So 1912, on account of exposure
while on duty and was buried at Rio
de Janeiro.
Robert Lntimer AIcCook was the
first of the sons to attain much prom
inencc. lie was Il lawyer. having
studied war under the great war sccre-
tary and his brother George. but be-
fore entering upon his law studies he
had assisted his father, who was clerk
Of the court of Carroll county. He
was in successful partnership with Il
German lawyer, Judge Stalls, when
ment of Germans enlisted in Cincin-
natl elected him colonel 1t was the
Ninth Ohio and the mon spent the
time of their enlistment in drilling at
Camp Dennison. They recnisted,
however, for three years and Col. Nc
Cook led them to West Virginia. where
they first saw active service. He was
soon commissioned brigadier general
and with the Ninth Ohio rs part of his
brigade joined the army of General
Buell.. He became so i'll with camp
dysentcry that he was unable to sit
up, but refused to leave his troops.
and when his brigade was sent after
Morgan during one of the lattcrS raids
into Kentucky General McCooli accom-
panied his command. lying upon Il cot
in an ambulance. Moving out to tho
front to select n site for camp, he sent
his staff out To survey the ground and
while almost alone he was set upon by
guerrllAs. who gave him Il mortal
wound MS hc lay i'll upon his cot. He
was abandoned in Il ncighboring house
u H.
his death that Daniel AcCook sought
in vain to avcngr, losing his own life
in the effort.
Daniel McCool Jr.. the sixth son.
was the third lawyer of his family and
had distinguished partners. Captain
w. IT, sherman and Thomas II. Ewing.
That law firm turned out three gen
erals. Sherman. the second in COM
mand TO Grant mt the end of the war:
his hrothcr-in-lAw. Ewing. brcvcttcd
jor general for distinguished Scrv-
ices in routing the rebels from Mis-
souri, and saving st. Louis. and Nc
Cook who became colonel of the Fifty
charge mt Kcncsaw mountain With
such "allantry that he WAS promoted
to be hri%n,lior general. Hu he did
not live to enjoy the honor. for he was
fatally wounded in thai action and
died July 81. 1864.
His youngest brother. Edwin Stan
%o,
was educated at the naval academy.
Annapolis. but he preferred to hc Il
soldier rather than Il sailor. so he rc-
cruitcd = company for Colon" John a.
LOgan's Thirty-frSt Illinois regiment.
He succeeded Logan rs colonel and ut
the end of the war was bri~adicr and
brcvct major general After the war
he became acting governor of Dakota,
and as such he was presiding at Il pub
lie meeting Sept II, 1873. when he
was fatally shot.
Charles Morris McCook. the eighth
son, left Kenyon college at IS years of
age to servo rs Il private in the Second
Ohio infantry, although he had been
offered an officers commission in the
regular army. His first battle was
his last. At Bull Run July 81. 1861,
he was killed in an encounter with the
Black horse cavalry. to whom he re-
fused to surrender. His father was
near him at the time and he called out
hnf 1,c
will never surrender to rebel!'
The ninth son of the remarkable
family was John James McCook. and
he was barely old enough to get into
the fight at the beginning of the war.
He also. at the age of 16. left Kenyon
college to enlist in the Sixth Ohio, but
he was soon made Il lieutenant and as
signed to duty on General Crittcnden's
staff. At Stone river he served with
the left wing of ROsecran's army
while his brother commanded the right
wing. After the battle of Chicin-
magua he came east and was with
Grant in the Wilderness campaign.
He was severely wounded ut Sandy
Grove. Va. and was promoted to the
rank of major for his gallantry in
that fight He came out of the war
at the age of 20 with the brevet rank
of lieutenant colonel.
John McCOol, the head of the tribe
Of John, not to be outdone in military
affairs by other members of his fam