John McCook and Family
John McCook and Family
Edward Moody * | Anson George * | Henry Christopher * | Roderick Seldon * John James *
Edward Moody * | Anson George * | Henry Christopher * | Roderick Seldon * John James *
One of the earliest settlers in the Pike's Peak region, where he had gone to practice his profession, law. He represented that district in the legislature of Kansas, before the division of the Territory. He was temporarily in Washington in the troubled era preceding the war, and by a daring feat as a volunteer agent for the government, won such approbation that he was appointed into the regular army as a lieutenant of Calvary.
At the outbreak of the rebellion, he was appointed major of the Second Indiana Calvary, rose rapidly to the ranks of colonel, brigadier- and major-general, and, after brilliant and effective service, retired at the close of the war, with the rank of lieutenant colonel in the regular army.
His most difficult and dangerous service, perhaps, was penetrating the enemy's lines by way of diversion previous to Sherman’s march to the sea. He returned from this "forlorn hope", having inflicted great damage upon the enemy, defeated and captured a large number, whom he was compelled to release, and retired in the face of Hood's entire army.
He resigned from the regular army to accept the appointment of United States minister to the Sandwich Islands.
He was subsequently twice appointed governor of Colorado Territory by President Grant
Born in Steubenville, Ohio, October 10, 1835. He was educated in the public schools of New Lisbon, Ohio, and at an early age crossed the plains to California, where he spent several years.
He returned shortly before the war, and was engaged in the study of law in the office of Stanton & McCook, at Steubenville, at the outbreak of the rebellion.
He promptly raised a company of volunteers, and was elected captain of Company H, which was the first to enter the service from Eastern Ohio. He was assigned to the Second Ohio regiment, and took part in the first Bull Run battle. Upon the reorganization of the troops, he was appointed major of the Second Ohio, and rose by death and resignation of his seniors to the rank of
colonel. At the battle of Peach Tree Creek, near Atlanta, he commanded a brigade. He was in action in many of the principal battles of the West including those of Perryville, Stone River, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, etc.
On the muster-out of the Second regiment, at the close of three years' service, he was appointed colonel of the One-hundred-and-ninety-fourth Ohio, and was ordered to the Valley of Virginia, where he was assigned to command a brigade. He was a brigadier-general at the close of the war.
He returned to Steubenville, whence, after several years' residence, he removed to New York city, his present residence. He served six years in Congress from the Eighth New York district, in the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses. He is at present secretary of the United States Senate.
The third son, was born July 3, 1837, at New Lisbon, Ohio, and married an Ohio lady, Miss Ermma C. Horter, of New Lisbon. He graduated at Jefferson College.
He was a student in the Western Theological Seminary (Presbyterian), Allegheny City, on the outbreak of the rebellion, and having made an engagement to go West to spend his summer vacation, stopped at Clinton, Dewitt county, Ill.
He was actively engaged in raising troops for the service until the first Bull Run battle, when he enlisted as a private soldier, stumped the county to raise troops, and was mustered into the Forty-first Illinois regiment as first lieutenant. He was appointed chaplain of the regiment, and returned home for ordination by the Presbytery of Steubenville, Ohio.
He served for less than a year, and resigned, with the intention of taking another position in the army; but, convinced that he could serve his country better in a public position at home, be returned to his church at Clinton. He was subsequently a home missionary and pastor in St. Louis, Mo., whence he was called to Philadelphia in 1869, where he continues to be pastor of one of the most prominent churches of the east. He is author of a number of popular theological and ecclesiastical books, but is particularly known as a naturalist.
His studies of the ants and spiders, on whose habits be has written several important books and numerous papers, have made his name well known among the naturalists of Europe, and America.
Born in New Lisbon, Ohio, March 10, 1839. He graduated at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, in 1859, and his first service was off the Congo river, Africa, whence he was sent home with a prize crew in charge of a captured slaver.
From 1861 to 1865 be took active part in aggressive operations before Newberne, Wilmington, Charleston, Fort Fisher, and on James river. At Newberne he bore an active and successful part in the battle on land. He offered himself and the services of his marines to the land force in moving a battery of guns from his vessel. With this battery he took a conspicuous part in the conflict, and had the honor of receiving the surrender of a Confederate regiment of-infantry, probably the only surrender of this sort which occurred during the civil war.
During his arduous service with monitors, particularly the "Canonicus" at Fort Fisher, he seriously injured his health.
He was engaged in the operations on the James river, and also in those ending in the surrender of Charleston. He attained the grade of commander September 25, 1873. His last service was in lighthouse duty on the Ohio river, on whose banks, in the family plot in the Steubenville cemetery, his remains are buried.
Failing in health, he was retired from active service February 23, 1885, when he went to Vineland, N.J., seeking restoration of strength in the occupation of farmlife.
His death was caused by being thrown from his buggy upon his head, sustaining injuries which resulted in suffusion of the brain.
He married Miss Elizabeth Sutherland, of Steubenville, Ohio, who, with one son, survives him.
Born at New Lisbon, Ohio, February 4, 1843. He served as lieutenant in the First Virginia volunteers during a short campaign in West Virginia, a regiment recruited almost exclusively from Ohio. There were so many volunteers from that State that its quota of regiments was immediately filled, and many of its citizens entered the service with regiments from other States.
He was at Kellysville, one of the earliest engagements of the war.
He graduated at Trinity College, Hartford; began the study of medicine, but abandoned it to enter the Protestant Episcopal ministry. He was rector of St. John's, Detroit, and then of St. John's East Hartford.
He is distinguished as a linguist, and is author of a witty booklet, "Pat and the Council."
He was a Professor of Modern Languages in Trinity College, Hartford.