Rank: Private
Unit: G Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: March 19, 1858 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was 23.
Hometown: Burlington, Vermont
Occupation prior to enlistment: Teamster
Campaign: Civil War
Died: 21 February 1862
Age at death: 27 yrs
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Val Verde, New Mexico
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Note: Private Cook’s death is cited in the book:
Also killed at the Battle of Valverde were Privates Briede, Courtney, Driscoll, Eckels, Murray, O’Brien, Phillips, and Togue. An additional eights Soldiers were wounded and two more were recorded as missing.