John Cook (Medal of Honor, 1847)
John Cook | |
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Bugler | |
Unit | Battery Battery B, 4th Regiment U.S. Artillery |
Battles/wars | American Civil War • Battle of Antietam • Battle of Gettysburg |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
John Cook (August 10, 1847 – August 3, 1915) was a
Biography
Cook enlisted in the Union Army at age 14
The next year, Cook participated in the
For his actions at Antietam, Cook was awarded the Medal of Honor several decades later, on June 30, 1894.[2] His official Medal of Honor citation reads:
Volunteered at the age of 15 years to act as a cannoneer, and as such volunteer served a gun under a terrific fire of the enemy.[2]
Cook died at age 67 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia.[3]
See also
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
- ^ a b c d Beyer, Walter F.; Oscar F. Keydel (1901). Deeds of Valor: How America's Heroes Won the Medal of Honor. Vol. 1. Detroit: The Perrien-Keydel Company. pp. 75–76.
- ^ a b c d "Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (A–L)". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. July 16, 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ Arlington National Cemetery