Alexander McDowell McCook
Born: April 22, 1831
Birthplace: Columbiana County, Ohio
Father: Daniel McCook Sr. 1798 – 1863
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Mother: Martha Latimer 1802 – 1879
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
1st Wife: Kate Phillips 1837 – 1881
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
2nd Wife: Annie Colt 1845 – 1925
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Children:
Lucianna “Lucy” McCook Baker 1864 – 1923
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Kathleen McCook Craighead 1870 – 1947
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Ohio)
Jeanette Thruston McCook Dunlop 1876 – 1979
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Alexander McCook 1886 – 1886
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Education:
1852: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (30th in class)
Occupation before War:
1852 – 1854: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 3rd Infantry Regiment
1852 – 1853: Garrison Duty at Newport Barracks, Kentucky
1853: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1853 – 1854: Frontier Duty at Fort Fillmore, New Mexico
1854: Scout against the Apache Indians
1854 – 1858: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 3rd Infantry Regiment
1854 – 1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Union, New Mexico
1858 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 3rd Infantry Regiment
1858 – 1861: Assistant Infantry Tactics Instructor at West Point
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel of 1st Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1861: Mustering and Disbursing Officer in Columbia, Ohio
1861: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1861 – 1867: Captain United States Army, 3rd Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the Battle of Vienna, Virginia
1861: Served in the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at First Battle of Bull Run
1861: Recruiting and Organizer of regiment in Dayton, Ohio
1861: Mustered out of Union Army on August 2nd
1861: Colonel of 1st Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers
1861: Brigade Commander in Union Operations in Kentucky
1862: Division Commander in Tennessee and Mississippi Campaign
1862: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry in capturing Nashville, Tennessee
1862: Served in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1862 – 1865: Major General, Union Army Volunteers
1862: Served in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
1862: Union Army Commander in Command of Nashville, Tennessee
1862 – 1863: Served in the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1863: Union Army Commander at the Battle of Liberty Gap, Tennessee
1863: Served in the Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia
1863 – 1864: Awaiting Orders from the War Department
1864: Served in the Defense of the Capital in Washington, D.C.
1864 – 1865: Commander of Union Army, Middle Military Division
1865: Commander of Union Army District of Eastern Arkansas
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for Gallantry at Battle of Perryville
1865: Brevetted Major General for his services in the War
1865: Investigator of Indian Affairs in Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah
1865: Resigned as Major General in Union Army on October 21st
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1867: Captain, United States Army, 3rd Infantry Regiment
1865 – 1867: Leave of Absence from the United States Army
1867 – 1869: Lt. Colonel United States Army, 26th Infantry Regiment
1867 – 1868: Regimental Commander in Austin, Texas
1868 – 1869: Regimental Commander in Brownsville, Texas
1868 – 1869: Commander of U.S. Army, Sub District of the Rio Grande
1869 – 1875: Lt. Colonel, United States Army, 10th Infantry Regiment
1869: Served on Court Martial Duty at San Antonio, Texas
1871: Served on Court Martial Duty at Ringgold Barracks, Texas
1871 – 1872: Regimental Commander at Fort Brown, Texas
1872: Regimental Commander at San Antonio, Texas
1872 – 1873: Leave of Absence from United States Army
1873: Served on Court Martial Duty at San Antonio, Texas
1873 – 1874: Regimental Commander at Fort McKavett, Texas
1874: Member of United States Army Equipment Board
1874 – 1875: Acting Assistant Inspector General, Dept. of Missouri
1875 – 1880: Colonel and Aide to the General–in–Chief of U.S. Army
1875 – 1881: Aide on the Staff of General–in–Chief in D.C.
1880 – 1890: Colonel, United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1889: Treated for German Measles
1890 – 1894: Brigadier General, United States Army
1890 – 1893: Commander of U.S. Army, Department of Arizona
1894 – 1895: Major General, United States Army
1893 – 1895: Commander of U.S. Army, Department of Colorado
1895: Retired from United States Army on April 29th due to age
1895 – 1903: Lived in Dayton, Ohio as Retired Military Officer
1903: Suffered from a mild stroke losing control of right hand and foot
Died: June 12, 1903
Place of Death: Dayton, Ohio
Cause of Death: Cerebral apoplexy and Malaria
Age at time of Death: 72 years old
Burial Place: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
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