Floyd County IN Archives Biographies.....Cook, George W.  1837 - 
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Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen   Vol. II
H.H. Hardesty, Publisher
N.Y., Toledo, Chicago
1893

George W. Cook was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1837, and took up his 
residence in Floyd Co., Ind., in 1858. His father, John Cook has passed away 
but his mother, whose 

maiden name was Rose Myers is still spared. Feb. 20, 1867, our subject was 
united in marriage with Mary A. Reser in Navelton, this county. His wife was 
born near 

Shelbyville, Ky. and was a daughter of Daniel and Mary (Razor) Reser, both now 
dead. Of this union were born two children, Rebecca W. and Mary A.  Comrade 
Cook was a 

moulder by occupation when he entered the military service, July, 1861, at 
Greenville, Indiana, at the age of 23 years. He went into Co. C, 23d Ind. 
V.I., 17th A.C., as a 

private and was subsequently promoted to Corp. and to Serg. He was honorably 
discharged from his enlistment, Feb. 28, 1864, at Vicksburg, Miss., in order 
to re-enlist as a 

veteran in old command. He was given a regular veteran’s furlough and reported 
for duty at the end of time. His active hostilities were the battles of 
Shiloh, Thompson Hill, 

Siege of Vicksburg, Raymond, Jackson, Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the 
Sea, the Carolinas and the Grand Review at Washington, D.C. He received his 

honorable discharge July 23, 1865, at Louisville, Ky. He had two brothers in 
the war, John in Co. C., 23d Ind V.I., and Fred a member of 59th Ind. V.I. 
Comrade Cook may be 

addressed at Navelton, Indiana, near which place he is at present engaged in 
farming.


Additional Comments:
I came across the photocopied pages in a file at the public
library in New Albany. I have never been able to locate an
original copy of the book.



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