U.S. Army
Cooke, Walter HowardConflictCivil War
RankMajor
Year of Action1861
Unit/CommandCompany K, 4th Pennsylvania Infantry Militia
HometownNorristown, 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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