The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-31
SIGNAL BRAVERY AND
EXPLOITS OF MCCOOK
FAMILY In CIVIL WAR


eisive campaign there With MlcCiei-
Ian His brigade was transferred 10
the Army Of the Ohio. and he was
wounded al the battle OF NH SpunK.
Kentucky. His brigade BY a bayonet
charge. drove the Confederates 80
close and hard. that their orEaniEa-
ton as an army was destroyed. lie
soon rejOined his brigade. and his
soidieriy qualities procured aim the
rank Of Major General and the com
mand % a division. He net death
August s, 1852. while on the march
near Salem. Ala. He was Frustrated
by bis wound. and was lying In an
ambulance. driven between two rexi-
ments OF his division when a small
band Of Guerillas. headed by Frank
Gurley. dashed out OF ambush ana
fired into the ambulance. killing MIN
a. he lay, and made good their a
His brutal assassination aroused
much feeling In war circles. lie was
buried at Spring Grove cemetery. Gin
cinnau.
Distinguishes Services
Major General Alexander Mcdowell
MoCook. graduated at West Point IN
1887. Al the opening OF the war ne
was made Colonel OF the First OHIO
Regiment. which be led To the defense
OF the capital. and commanded at
"a Run. He wa made a Brigadier
General In September 1861. ana
! commanded a division in the Army or
the Ohio under General Buell.. lie
was made a Major General for dis
tinguished services at the battle or
shiloh. where under fire he made his
men standa and 20 through the Manual
OF Arms. TO test their nerve. lie WAS
placed In command OF the Twentieth
Army Corps OF the Army OF the Cum
berland. with which he served in the
campaigns OF ~Perryville. Stone River.
Tullahoma, Chattanooga and Chica-
manga. Subsequently ne commanded
one OF h Trans-M Mississippi depart
ments and after the war was a Major
General in the Regular Army and lat
er was put on the retired list. He
died several years ago.
General Daniel McCook. Jr.. was a
graduate OF Alabama. University. AZ
Ter which he studied law with Stan
ton and McCook. After admission TO
the Bar he removed to Leavenworth.
Kansas where be formed "A law part
hership with William T. sherman and
Thomas Ewing. When the war OMEN
- N'hN INV buAIf fNpaF0 Win n DanE-
and the partners each became general
cnicers. As captain OF a local COM
pany h Shields Guards. he enlisted
In the First Kansas Regiment ana
served under General Lyon AZ VII
sons Greek. He next served a Chier
OF { Of the Army OF the Ohio. and
became Colonel OF the SIND Ohio. in
the summer OF 1862. He was assigned
10 command a brigade in General
Sherman's division. and continued 10
serve with the Army OF Cumber-
land. He with his regiment was Sc
Iected 10 lead the assault on Kenesaw
Mountain. Just before he gave the
command 20 charge ne recited as on
commencement occasion from Nc
Cauley's "Horatius."
Then u spoke brave Horatius.
The captain OF the gate
10 every man upon this earth
Death cometh soon or late
ana o can ma die better
Than facing fearful odds
tor he ashes OF his fathers
And the temples OF his Gods.
Ihen he gave the command and
dashed forward. He had reached the
top OF the enemy's works. and was
waving his men on. when he was rid
cled with mimic balls and fell hack
nearly dead IL II related that the Con.
federate oficer ordered his men TO not
shoot the brave officer. and 10 take
MIN prisoner. but all did not hear and
the brave officer was killed. Before
his death an hour later he was made
q brigadier general. His death oc.
CURED July p. 1864. and he was buried
~ Spring Grove cemetery. Cincin
natl.
Preferred h Army.
General Edwin Stanton McCook was
a graduate Of the United states Naval
academy. at Annapolis. He preferred
the other arm Of the service. and he
a company and Joined he
T~hirty-hrst Illinois, OF which John A.
logan was colonel. He served AZ the
important battles Of Fort Henry
ana Fort DOnelsOn. where he was so
Nerely wounded. In his promotions he
succeeded General Logan. and fol.
lowed him in command Of regiment
brigade and division through ne
Nicksburg and other campaigna ~
General Grant, In the Chattanooga and
Atlanta campaigns. and the march 10
me sea lie was promoted full briga-
der and brevet major for his services
IN these campaigns. He was three
times severely wounded. He was
killed while acting as Governor OF Ua-
kota. and presiding over a public
meeting. by a nan not IN sympathy
With the object Of the meeting. This
vas in 1873. and no Was buried a.
spring Grove cemetery. Cincinnati
Private Charles Morriss McCook
was rs years Of age and a fre-hman
at Kenyon College when tho war be-
gan. lie volunteered in tho second
Ohio Infantry and refused a ueutep.
ants commission 20 serve a. a prf
vate soldier At the battle OF Bull
Run ne served with HE regiment
which was covering the retreat Of the
shattered army. AZ be- passed a field
hospital be saw HE father At work AZ
p nurse. and he stopped 20 assist him
When he went 20 reioin his mpa
no was surrounded by an omcer and
several troopers N the BLACK Horse
Cavalry. who demanded his surrender
His muaket vas loaded. but he quickly
disabled the onccr with tho bavoDof
and kept the other h0rremen al bav
liis father seeing the odds arainet
the boy. called to him 10 surrender. to.
which he replied
Would Not Surrender