Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1895 — A SOLDIER FORTY-EIGHT YEARS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A SOLDIER FORTY-EIGHT YEARS.

Gen. McCook Retires from the Service of Uncle Sam. After a long and honorable career as a soldier, extending over a period of fortyeight years, Maj. Gen. Alexander McD. McCook has retired from the service of Uncle Sam. He is. the last survivor of a gallant family which gave a father and every son to the military service in defense of the country and of whom four laid down their lives on the battle field. Gen. McCook entered the United States Military Academy in 1847 and was grad-

uated from there. He was appointed lieutenant in the Third Infantry in 1852.! At the outbreak of the late war he became, colonel of the First Ohio Volunteers and breveted major for bravery at the first battle of Bull Run. He received the rank of colonel for his gallantry at the battle of Shiloh. In 1862 he became major gen- 1 oral of volunteers and was later trans-, ferred to the command of the Corps, Army of the Cumberland, where he distinguished himself in several important battles. For gallant and meritorious services during the war he was breveted major general. In 1867 Gen. McCook was appointed lieutenant colonel of the Twenty-sixth Infantry and two years later was trans-, ferred to the Tenth Infantry. In 1873 he was appointed aide-de-camp to Gen. Sherman and was promoted to be colonel of the Sixth Infantry in 1880. He was appointed brigadier general in 1890 and assigned to the command of the Department of Arizona. He was promoted to be major general Nov. 9, 1894.

MAJ. GEN. M’COOK.