Maj. Gen. Alexander McD. McCook
Born: April 22, 1831
Columbiana County, Ohio
Died: June 12, 1903
Dayton, Ohio
West Point: June 1852
Colonel: April 1861
Brig. Gen: September 3, 1861
Maj. Gen: July 17, 1862
Maj. Gen. Alexander McD. McCook
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June 1852: West Point Graduate - 30th in class of 43
1853-1857: New Mexico serving against the Apaches and Utes
1858-1861: West Point Assistant Instructor of Infantry Tactics
April 1861: Colonel, 1st Ohio Infantry
July 21, 1861: Battle of 1st Manassas
February 25, 1862: Captured Nashville, Tennessee under Gen. Buell -- Promoted to Brevet Colonel in Regular Army
April 7, 1862: Battle of Shiloh
July 17, 1862: Promoted to Major General of Volunteers
October 3-4, 1862: Battle of Corinth
October 8, 1862: Battle of Perryville
December 31, 1862 - January 2, 1863: Battle of Stone's River
September 19-20, 1863: Battle of Chickamauga - Relieved from command after the battle
October 1865: Resigned from Volunteer Services
March 1867: Commissioned Lt. Colonel of 26th Infantry
1867-1874: Garrison duty in Texas
1875-1880: Aide-de-camp to General-in-Chief of the US Army, Gen. William T. Sherman
1886-1890: Commander, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and the Infantry and Cavalry schools
1890: Brigadier General
1894: Major General
1895: Retired from US Army
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 526-527
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964. p 294-295