Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios -  General Anson George McCook

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                                   McCOOK
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   McCOOK, GEN. ANSON GEORGE, born in Steubenville, Ohio, October 10,
   1835. Entered Union army 1861, as captain, and soon promoted to
   colonel. Served in army of Cumberland, and with Sherman in his Atlanta
   campaign. Commanded a brigade in Virginia. Brevetted
   brigadier-general. Sat in Congress 1877-83 as a Republican from New
   York. Made Secretary of Senate 1890.