U.S. Army
Walter Howard Cooke
ConflictCivil War
RankMajor
Year of Action1861
Unit/CommandCompany K, 4th Pennsylvania Infantry Militia
BirthplaceNorristown, Pennsylvania
Citation
Voluntarily served as an aide on the staff of Col. David Hunter and participated in the battle, his term of service having expired on the previous day.
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