honorific_prefix serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
general 1861 -- 1865 union army 13 october 1910 ransom , michigan , united states belleville , illinois , united states united states of america union american civil war 12 june 1825 oak states ridge cemetery , springfield , illinois , united brigadier general brevet major general johncook.jpg john pope cook
 john pope cook
john pope cook

john pope cook -lrb- june 12 , 1825 -- october 13 , 1910 -rrb- was an illinois politician and a general in the union army during the american civil war .
he served in the western theater and played a prominent role in securing the union victory at the battle of fort donelson , helping to force the surrender of the defenders .
