George Tottenham Cook of New York
Appointed from New York, Corporal, Sergeant and First Sergeant, Company C, 21st New York Volunteer Infantry 20 May 1861 to 30 August 1862
Second Lieutenant, 30 August 1862
Honorably mustered out 18 May 1863
Second Lieutenant, Veteran Reserve Corps, 3 November 1863
First Lieutenant, 3 December 1864
Honorably mustered out 15 April 1867
Second Lieutenant, 6th U. S. Infantry, 7 March 1867
First Lieutenant, 31 December 1868
Unassigned 22 April 1869
Honorably discharged at his own request, 31 December 1870
Died 5 February 1891
COOK, GEO TOTTENHAM
1ST LT UNASSGD US INF
- DATE OF DEATH: 02/06/1891
- BURIED AT: SITE 41-D
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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