Cooke, Philip St. George, 1809-1895
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Union general.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Detroit, to W.W. Belknap, 1871 July 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270518264
From the description of Signature cut from the register of Brown's Hotel : Washington, 1858 Nov. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538817
Philip St. George Cooke was born near Leesburg, Va., Jun. 12, 1809 ; graduated from West Point in 1827 and assigned to the 6th Infantry as 2nd lieutenant. He was promoted to captain in 1835 ; served in the Black Hawk War, 1832; commanded Mississippi volunteer battalion in Mexican War; went on Native American expeditions; became major of 2nd Dragoons in 1847; commanded in Kansas in troubles of 1856-57; was made brig.gen. and served in Union Army in Civil War. He retired Oct. 29, 1873; wrote volumes of history and adventure; died in Detroit, Mar. 20, 1895. (from Mississ. Vall. Hist. Rev., XII, 73 ; Heitman, Reg. U.S. Army) (Blue index cards)
From the description of Philip St. George Cooke journal, 1909-1895. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 317482133
American soldier.
From the description of Letter, 1886. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86171804
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Subjects:
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Soldiers
- Utah Expedition, 1857-1858
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- Fort Bridger (Wyo.) (as recorded)
- West (U.S.) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Southwest, New (as recorded)
- Fort Moore, Calif (as recorded)
- Camp Floyd (Utah) (as recorded)
- Southwest, New (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail (as recorded)
