Philip St. George Cooke
Born: June 13, 1809
Birthplace: Leesburg, Virginia
Father: Stephen Cooke 1753 – 1815
Mother: Catherine Esten 1766 – 1839
Wife: Rachel Wilt Hertzog 1807 – 1896
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan)
Children:
C.S.A. Brig. General John Rogers Cooke 1833 – 1891
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Flora Cooke Stuart 1836 – 1923
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Son-in-law: Major General James Ewell Brown Stuart 1833 – 1864
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Maria Pendleton Cooke Brewer 1840 – 1926
(Buried: Siloam Cemetery, Vineland, New Jersey)
Julia Turner “Julie” Cooke Sharpe 1842 – 1902
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan)
Education:1827: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (23rd in class)
Occupation before War:
1827: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Infantry
1827 – 1833: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1827 – 1828: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1828: Garrison Duty at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
1829: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1829: Served on Expedition to Upper, Arkansas
1829: Served against the Comanche Natives
1830 – 1832: Garrison Duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1832: Served in the Battle of Bad Axe
1832 – 1833: Adjutant of United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1833: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1833 – 1835: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1834: Served in the Expedition to Tow – e – ash Village
1835 – 1836: Recruiter for United States Army
1835 – 1847: Captain, United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1836: Frontier Duty at Fort Gibson, Indian Territory
1836: Frontier Duty at Nacogdoches, Texas
1837 – 1838: Frontier Duty at Fort Gibson, Indian Territory
1839: Garrison Duty at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
1839 – 1840: Frontier Duty at Fort Wayne, Indian Territory
1843: Escort for Fur traders to Arkansas River
1844: Served in the Expedition to Pawnee Villages
1845: Served in the Expedition through South Pass of Rocky Mtns.
1846 – 1847: Lt. Colonel of Missouri Volunteers in California
1847 – 1853: Major, United States Army, 2nd Dragoons
1848: Regimental Commander during Battle of Mexico City
1847: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Meritorious Service in California
1848 – 1852: Superintendent of Cavalry Recruiting Service
1852: Commander of Lipan Expedition
1853 – 1858: Lt. Colonel United States Army 2nd Dragoons
1855: Served in the Sioux Expedition
1856: Author of Scenes and Adventures in the Army
1858 – 1861: Colonel, United States Army, 2nd Dragoons
1859: Helped prepare a new system of Cavalry Tactics
1860 – 1861: Commander of U.S. Army, Department of Utah
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1873: Brigadier General in United States Army
1861 – 1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1862: Commander of Cavalry Division in the Peninsula Campaign
1862: Served in the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Glendale, Virginia
1862 – 1863: Served on Court Martials
1863 – 1864: U.S. Army Commander of District of Baton Rogue
1864 – 1866: General Superintendent of Recruiting for U.S. Army
1865: Brevetted Major General for his role in the war
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1873: Brigadier General in United States Army
1864 – 1866: General Superintendent of Recruiting for U.S. Army
1865 – 1866: Member of the Board of Retiring Disabled Officers
1866 – 1867: U.S. Army Commander, Department of the Platte
1867: Member of Board for Promotion of Volunteer Officers
1867: Member of United States, Army Retiring Board
1868: Member of United States Army, Cavalry Tactics Board
1869 – 1870: U.S. Army Commander, Department of the Cumberland
1870 – 1873: U.S. Army Commander, Department of the Lakes
1873: Retired from United States Army on October 29th
1878: Author of The Conquest of New Mexico and California
1884: Author of New Cavalry Tactics
Died: March 20, 1895
Place of Death: Detroit, Michigan
Cause of Death: Senesctus
Age at time of Death: 85 years old
Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
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