Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-13
LAST OF FIGHTING MCOOKS
General Alexander Med. McCoOk Dies at
His Home in Dayton, Ohio.
FAMOUS MEMBER OF A FAMOUS FAMILY
Serves FOrtY-Five Years I'm the Reg
uInr Army Before Retiring on
Account of Age, Seeing
Much Hard Service.

DAYTON, o.. June 12.-General Alexan-
der Mcdowell McCook, U. s. A., retired.
suffered a third stroke es paralysis at 6
o'clock this morning and died a half hour
later at the home Of his daughter, Mrs
Charles Craighead
General McCook came from Washington
several weeks ago and shortly afterward
suffered a mild stroke Of paralysis. This
was followed a few days later with a sec
ond stroke. more serious than the first,
but despite this fact it was believed that
he would recover.
He appeared to be steadily improving
until this morning, when the end came
suddenly. Mrs. McCook, the widow; Mrs.
Chauncey Baker of Washington, a daugh-
ter, and Mrs. Craighead were at the bed
side at the hour of parting, The funeral
arrangements have not been made.
Details of the funeral have not been
perfected, but it is probable that the serv-
ices will be held here Monday. The burial
will take place at Spring Grove cemetery,
Cincinnati, where are buried the other
members of the McCook family.
General Alexander Med. McCook was the
last OF the famous family OF fighting Nc
Cooks, which has had so large a part In the
services have been of the most brilliant
order, but a sketch of him is hardly COM
plete without something Of the family OF
progenitor of the McCooks came 10 this
country from Ireland about 17S0 after the
failure Of the national movement IN his ma,
was SO years old at the breaking out OF the
civil war, but offered his services to the
government and was commissioned major
and rendered good service until wounded
and discharged, A brother of this McCook
was the father of General Anson McCook
and died at the headquarters OF his son In
Washington during the civil war. These
two brothers sent the following sons to the
Daniels son, George wythe McCook, was
a lawyer by profession, and was a law part
ner of Edwin NJ. Stanton. He served dur
FIRST four brigadier generals selected by thC
| governor to command Ohio troops at the
outbreak of the civil war. Another OF
| ganized the Ninth Ohio at the beginning Of
| the war He served under Mcclellan ir
West Virginia, and being transferred e
| Spring. Ky. January 10, 1862. and was Sc
verely wounded While enroute to Join hiI
command In August OF iS62; SIN inyaiides,c
| las and killed while lying in his ambulance
| The third son is Alexander Med. McCOOk
! the subject OF this sketch.
| Another son. Daniel McCook, was born n
| Carrollton. o., July p, 1884 was graduated
at the Alabama State university in 1858. and
| after admission TO the bar began the prac
| tice Of law In Leavenworth, Kan. In con
| junction with General William Tecumsef
\ Sherman and General Thomas B. Ewing
! At the outbreak Of the civil war he became
| a captain in the First Kansas infantry and
| with IL took part in the battle Of Wilson
! Greek. August 10. 1861. under General Ma
thaniel Lyon. H. subsequently served undel
| Grant and Sherman west of the Mississippi
| and was killed at the battle OF KenesaV
| Mountain, July p, 1854
From Navy 90 Army.
| Another son, Edwin Stanton McCook, wal
| a graduate OF the United states NaYa
| academy. When the war came on he joinel
| the land forces, and went 10 the front with
| the Thlrty-hrst Illinois infantry, Of which
| John A Logan was colonel Mccook wal
4 severely wounded at Fort DonelsOn, bu
I recovering served with Grant at Yieks