Edward Moody McCook (June 15. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history 1833 – September 9, 1909) was a lawyer, politician, distinguished Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, American diplomat, and Governor of the Territory of Colorado. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. The Cavalry (from French cavalerie) is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as Soldiers or Warriors who fought mounted on Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Governors The region that would become Colorado was obtained in three parts by the United States first in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 then the Mexican Cession For the western film see Colorado Territory (film. The Territory of Colorado was an Organized territory of the United States of He was a member of the famed "Fighting McCook" family of Ohio. The Fighting McCooks were members of a family of Ohioans who reached prominence as officers in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Four of his brothers and ten of his first cousins served as officers, with six of the family members becoming generals before the end of the war.
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Early life and career
McCook was born in Steubenville, Ohio. Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio, in the United States. He moved to Colorado in 1848 and then to the Kansas Territory in 1849, where he became a lawyer and a Kansas legislator, serving in the territorial House of Representatives in 1859. The Territory of Kansas was an Organized territory of the United States that existed from May 30 1854 until January 29 1861 when Kansas became the 34th He was among the first white settlers in the Pikes Peak region. Pikes Peak (originally Pike's Peak, see below) is a Mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs
Civil War
With the onset of the Civil War, McCook traveled to Washington D.C. and served for a time as a secret agent for the Federal government, gathering information of value to the military. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D He then enlisted as a cavalry lieutenant in the regular army. Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services Please see Regular Army (disambiguation for countries other than the United States that use this term The United States Regular Army He then joined the volunteer army as a captain in the 2nd Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, rising to the rank of [[colonel by the middle of 1862. See also Colonel In the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, colonel McCook commanded a cavalry brigade at the Battle of Perryville, and a division at Chickamauga. A brigade is a Military unit Echelon: is Kentucky Campaign of 1862 Situated between the Southern states of Tennessee and Virginia and the Northern states of Illinois A division is a large Military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to thirty thousand soldiers Initial movements in the Chickamauga Campaign In his successful Tullahoma Campaign in the summer of 1863 Rosecrans moved southeast from Murfreesboro Tennessee
On April 27, 1864, he was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers and given command of the First Cavalry Division in the Army of the Cumberland. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year In the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, brigadier general is a one-star General The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. His 3,600 cavalrymen raided and severed the Macon & Western Railroad in late July 1864 while serving under George Stoneman during the Atlanta Campaign. The Macon & Western Railroad was originally chartered as the Monroe Railroad and Banking Company (map in December 1833 George Stoneman Jr ( August 22, 1822 – September 5, 1894) was a career United States Army officer a Union cavalry general The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta Georgia, One of his goals was to release the 32,000 prisoners of war being held in the Andersonville Prison. The Andersonville prison, officially known as Camp Sumter was the largest Confederate Military prison during the American Civil War. However, as they tried to return to the main army on July 30, McCook was thoroughly defeated by Confederate cavalry under Joseph Wheeler at the Battle of Brown's Mill near Newnan, Georgia, losing 950 men, 1,200 horses, and two pieces of artillery. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Joseph Wheeler ( September 10 1836 – January 25 1906) was an American military commander and politician The Battle of Brown's Mill was fought July 30, 1864, in Coweta County Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War Newnan is a city in Coweta County, Georgia, 39 miles (63 km southwest of Atlanta. Field artillery in the American Civil War refers to the important Artillery weapons equipment and practices used by the Artillery branch to support the Infantry During Stoneman's raid, McCook gained a reputation for condoning and encouraging the destruction of civilian property. McCook and his remaining cavalry marched to Tennessee to assist George H. Thomas's efforts to stymie the Confederates under John Bell Hood. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. George Henry Thomas ( July 31, 1816 &ndash March 28, 1870) was a career United States Army officer and a Union The War Department was established by the Confederate Congress in an act on February 21, 1861. John Bell Hood ( June 1 or June 29, 1831 &ndash August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War He served with distinction in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign. The Franklin-Nashville Campaign, also known as Hood's Tennessee Campaign, was a series of battles in the Western Theater, fought in the fall of 1864 in Alabama
In March and April 1865, as the war near its close, McCook commanded the First Division in Wilson's Raid through Alabama and Georgia, as well as at the Battle of Selma, where the Federal cavalry dealt a crushing defeat upon Nathan Bedford Forrest. Wilson's Raid was a Cavalry operation through Alabama and Georgia in March-April 1865 late in the American Civil War. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The Battle of Selma, a Battle during the American Civil War, was fought in Selma, Alabama, on April 2 1865. Nathan Bedford Forrest ( July 13, 1821 &ndash October 29, 1877) was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during In early May, McCook's division was assigned to re-establish Federal control and authority in Florida, whose ardent secessionist governor, John Milton, had shot himself in the head rather than submit to Union occupation. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the John Milton ( April 20, 1807 April 1, 1865) was an American politician who was the fifth Governor of Florida. On May 13, Col. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. George Washington Scott surrendered the last active Confederate troops in the state to McCook. George Washington Scott ( February 22, 1829 &ndash October 3, 1903) was a noted Florida businessman Plantation owner On May 20, General McCook read Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation during a ceremony in Tallahassee, officially ending slavery in Florida. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two executive orders issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another That same day, his jubilant troopers raised the U. S. flag over the state capitol.
McCook reached the rank of brevet major general in the volunteers by the end of the war, and received the official praise of his superior, James H. Wilson. In the UK and US military brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a Commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily but usually without receiving In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star General officer James Harrison Wilson ( September 2, 1837 &ndash February 23, 1925) was a United States Army topographic engineer While not a professionally trained soldier, McCook was efficient and brave. He received a total of five brevet promotions in the Civil War, all for gallantry and meritorious service.
Postbellum career
He returned to the regular army when his volunteers were mustered out following the war. In 1866, McCook resigned from the army and returned to civilian life. President Andrew Johnson appointed McCook to serve as the U.S. Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii (1866–69). Andrew Johnson (December 29 1808 – July 31 1875 was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865-69 succeeding to the Presidency upon the assassination The system of diplomatic rank has over time been formalised on an international basis The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of O{{okina}}ahu, In 1869, he helped organize the Colorado Territory and was twice appointed governor by President Grant, a selection bitterly opposed by U.S. Congressman Jerome B. Chaffee. For the western film see Colorado Territory (film. The Territory of Colorado was an Organized territory of the United States of Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Jerome Bunty Chaffee ( April 17, 1825 - March 9, 1886) was an entrepreneur and United States Senator from Colorado During his tenure, Governor McCook signed the legislation that created what is now Colorado State University and was among the first state governors to endorse women's suffrage. Colorado State University is a public institution of higher learning located in Fort Collins, Colorado in the United States. He was a member of the Republican National Committee in 1872. The Republican National Committee (RNC provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States.
McCook left the governorship when his second term expired in 1875 and turned to various business pursuits. He became very wealthy from numerous shrewd investments in real estate, mining interests, and in new European telephone companies. Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information For a time, he paid more income and business taxes than any man in Colorado.
McCook died in Chicago, Illinois, and is buried in Union Cemetery in Steubenville. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
See also
- History of Colorado
- Law and Government of Colorado
- List of Governors of Colorado
- Territory of Colorado
Further reading
- Eicher, John H. See also State of Colorado, History of the United States Historical outline of ColoradoThe human history of Colorado extends back more than 13000 years See also State of Colorado The Constitution of the US State of Colorado provides for three branches of government the legislative, the executive Governors The region that would become Colorado was obtained in three parts by the United States first in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 then the Mexican Cession For the western film see Colorado Territory (film. The Territory of Colorado was an Organized territory of the United States of , and Eicher, David J. , Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Warner, Ezra J. , Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders, Louisiana State University Press, 1964, ISBN 0-8071-0822-7.
External links
- State of Georgia Historical Marker for the Battle of Brown's Mill
- The Governors of Colorado @ Colorado.gov
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