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Old 03-20-2006, 08:11 PM
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2 McCook brothers and 13 of their sons fought for the Union during the Civil War. 6 of them were Generals. 4 of them were killed.

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Old 03-20-2006, 09:15 PM
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Wow. If the Confederacy had a few families that large and patriotic, perhaps they could have won the war.
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