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Clay County, Kentucky, farmer and solder. Kentucky native. Son of Thomas Cook and Ann Cook. Farmer in Clay County in 1860. Served in the 6th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from October 11, 1861, to January 1, 1863. Served in the 49th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as captain from January 1, 1863, to December 26, 1864. Served in the 6th Kentucky Cavalry (U.S.A.) as captain from July 1865 to September 6, 1865.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, p. 2.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Rolls 62, 77, and 448.

U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 Sawtelle, Registers, E, p. 3104, p. 52 of microfilm.

Citation

Cook, John M.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210046 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Walter H. Prentice et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-10-26

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