Daniel McCook Jr.
Born: July 22, 1834
Birthplace: Carrollton, Ohio
Father: Major Daniel McCook Sr. 1798 – 1863
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Mother: Martha Latimer 1802 – 1879
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Wife: Julia Tebbs 1839 – 1897
(Buried: Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Herndon, Virginia)
Education:
1858: Graduated from Alabama University in Florence, Alabama
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Leavenworth, Kansas law partner of General Sherman
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain in 1st Kansas Infantry Regiment
1861: Suffered from the effects of pneumonia missing Wilson’s Creek
1862: Chief of Staff and Captain at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 52nd Ohio Infantry Regiment
1862: Brigade Commander at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
1863: lightly engaged at Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia
1863: Served in pursuit of retreating Confederates to Ringgold, Georgia
1863: Marched to the relief of Burnside in Knoxville, Tennessee
1863: Requested sick leave lower one third of lung was hepatized
1864: Mortally Wounded at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia
1864: Promoted to Brigadier General on July 16th after wounding
1864: Brevetted Major General not confirmed by senate day he died
Died: July 17, 1864
Place of Death: Steubenville, Ohio
Cause of Death: War Wounds
Age at time of Death: 29 years old
Burial Place: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
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