Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios - General Robert Latimer McCook USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Marti Graham marti@rootsweb.com Posted by Ruth Price Waldbauer http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Transcriptions/CivilWar/1907MarcusFWrightBios ------------------------------------------------------------------------- McCOOK p.581 McCOOK, GEN. ROBERT LATIMER, born in New Lisbon, Ohio, December 28, 1827. Entered upon practice of law in Cincinnati. Organized 9th Ohio regiment, 1861. Commanded a brigade in West Virginia. Transferred to Army of the Ohio, and fought at Mill Springs January 19, 1862, where he was wounded. Promoted to brigadier-general March 21, 1862. Shot by guerillas near Salem, Ala., August 6, 1862.