Samuel H. Cook | |
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Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ |
United States Volunteers Colorado Militia |
Rank | Captain |
Commands held |
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Battles/wars | Bleeding Kansas Indian Wars |
Samuel H. Cook was a Union officer who served as a captain in the American Civil War. A veteran of the fighting in Kansas, in 1861 he started recruiting volunteers in Denver to form a unit of soldiers to head east and fight against the Confederacy. [1] However, Governor William Gilpin of the Colorado Territory, offering funds to raise the unit, persuaded him to stay and help raise the 1st Regiment of Colorado Volunteers. [2] Chivington's recruits formed the core of the new unit. Major John Chivington was placed in command of the unit and Captain Cook commanded the cavalry of F Company. At the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Cook was wounded at Apache Canyon. [3]
Samuel H. Cook | |
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Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ |
United States Volunteers Colorado Militia |
Rank | Captain |
Commands held |
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Battles/wars | Bleeding Kansas Indian Wars |
Samuel H. Cook was a Union officer who served as a captain in the American Civil War. A veteran of the fighting in Kansas, in 1861 he started recruiting volunteers in Denver to form a unit of soldiers to head east and fight against the Confederacy. [1] However, Governor William Gilpin of the Colorado Territory, offering funds to raise the unit, persuaded him to stay and help raise the 1st Regiment of Colorado Volunteers. [2] Chivington's recruits formed the core of the new unit. Major John Chivington was placed in command of the unit and Captain Cook commanded the cavalry of F Company. At the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Cook was wounded at Apache Canyon. [3]