Robert L. McCook
| Robert Latimer McCook | |
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Robert Latimer McCook
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| Born |
December 28, 1827 New Lisbon, Ohio |
| Died | August 6, 1862 (aged 34) Huntsville, Alabama |
| Place of burial | Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861 - 1862 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Commands held | 9th Ohio Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Robert Latimer McCook (December 28, 1827 - August 6, 1862) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was killed by Confederate partisans in Alabama.
McCook was born in New Lisbon, Ohio, one of the famed Fighting McCooks. He studied law in the Steubenville office of Stanton and McCook opening an office there by age 21. He then moved to Cincinnati, where he developed a large legal practice and socialized in local Democratic political circles. Originally a supporter of President James Buchanan, as war became inevitable, he distanced himself from the president's policies.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, McCook organized the 9th Ohio Infantry, a regiment primarily composed of recent German immigrants, in early 1861 and was appointed as its first colonel. After drilling his men at Camp Dennison, they took to the field in mid-June. McCook commanded a brigade in the West Virginia campaign under George B. McClellan, fighting in a number of battles, including Rich Mountain and Carnifex Ferry.
McCook's brigade was then transferred in the late autumn to the Army of the Ohio, and took an active part in the Battle of Mill Springs in Kentucky in January 1862. There, McCook was severely wounded while leading a daring bayonet charge on the Confederate lines. His men carried the position and routed their enemy.
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