Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-13

campaign against Atlanta. He was three
times wounded during the war. and was
mustered out of the volunteer service at the
was appointed to civil office in Dakota, and
there, while acting as governor and when
presiding over public meeting he was
ton September IL, 1872
Charles Morris McCook. another son, was
killed at the first battle of Bull Run. An
other son, John James McCook served dur
ing the war in the Sixth Ohio cavalry being
mustered out of service colonel of volun-
John McCook's son Edmond Moody Nc
Cook was born in 1888. He was among the
earliest who went to Colorado at the time
Of the Pixies peak craze, At the beginning
of the civil war he was commissioned In
the regular army. and served gallantly
war he was mustered out of the volunteer
service a major general, and resgning his
commission in the regular army he returned
to civil life. He was twice appointed gov
ernor of the territory of Colorado by Grant
Another one Of Johns sons is Anson
10 the bar when the civil war broke out
He went to the front with the Second Ohio
Buell. Thomas, Grant and Sherman In the
west, and participated in the Atla?ta cam
paign He was mustered out of the volun-
teer service a hrigadier general. Another
son OF Johns, Roderick Sheldon McCook,
Hs naval "a aSSadns T fna tRSk the ana a
participated in the naval engagements up
the James river and was at the capture
of Fort Fisher. Another son, John James
McCook was a clergyman, but when the
war tocsin sounded he dropped the shep-
herds crook and seized n sword. He served
during the war serviceably and CALAMITY in
a West Virginia union regiment. After the
war he took. on his uniform and put on the
served FOrty-Five Years.
Brigadier General Alexander Mcdowell
McCook, a war member of the foregoing
family of warriors. has served In the United
States army since is4I: In that year ne
at West Point, N. Y, and was graduated
in 1852, and was assigned to the Third
and as a second lieutenant he saw service
| in New Mexico scouting after Apaches ana
Nsyajoes. He remained 6 on the 1T TohueI sed
| receiving his first lieutenancy the same year
| he was assigned to duty at the United
| tactics, being given command OF one OF the
| cadet companies OF the corps, lie remalneo
on duty at the l,,i! ACADEMY % 1ni tne t spring oil
! May a. 1861, he was promoted TO cap
| taincy in the Third infantry; But previous
fashioned fS aaof Sa'e Colonel ST 81 the 'q First ohio in
| fantry, and with his regiment took part In
the Inflated @ pattse OIL Bu nsed p To- Sav a9e
! vanced with great intrepidity upon Wash
| ington." Shortly afterWards he was trans
battle battle Of Perryvilie, was at shiloh. com
! manded a corps at Stone River, or Muir
| feeSDOrO, ana pdIlClpdleh DieAiN VI
! Chickamauga which proved so disastrous
| to the union arms. and which would haze
| resulted in the rout OF Rosecrans command
! had II not been for the determined stand
| made by Pap" Thomas. General McCooh
| became brigadier general Of volunteers in
| September Of 1861 and major general IN
| July OF 1862.
service Since the War.
While a lieutenant colonel he served or
| General John Popes stan as inspector gen
! eral OF the Department of the Missouri
| HEADQUARTERS Of the department at the
| time were at Fort Leavenworth.
! General McCook was relieved from duty
| with General Pope and was placed on Gen.
| eral William T. Sherman's stan
| While on General Sherman's stan Genera
| McCook was promoted to the colonelcy oi
the Sixth United States infantry I'm Decem
ber, 1850. and forthwith took command o.
his regiment. At the time. in 1880, when
appointed brigadier general; General Nc
| Cook was in command OF Fort Leaven
| worth Kan. and was commandant of the
school of cavalry and infantry. Since lS9
| General McCook was In command OF the
| Department Of Arizona, with headquarter'
| in Los Angeles, Cal, until retired for age