Myron H. Cook
Myron H. Cook was born around 1843 in Illinois to Moses Cook and Hannah Pixley. His father was a farmer who owned $4,000 of real estate and $1,000 of personal property by 1860. Cook grew up and attended school in Crete, Illinois. He enlisted in the Union army on August 11, 1862, and he mustered in as a private in Company F of the 8th Illinois Cavalry alongside his brother Joseph the following day. According to his service records, he was 5 feet, 6 inches tall, with brown hair and gray eyes. The regiment took part in the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Fredericksburg. He died near Stafford Court House, Virginia, on March 20, 1863.
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(1449)Cook, Myron H.18431863-03-20
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Private
  • Rank highest: Private
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 2

  • (3241) [associated with] ~ Joseph W. Cook to Moses H. Cook et al., 22 March 1863
  • (14719) [associated with] ~ Alice M. Cook and Moses H. Cook to Unknown, 28 March 1863

People - Records: 6

  • (1449) Cook, Myron H. is the [sibling of] (1448) Cook, Joseph Willis
  • (1450) Cook, Moses H. is the [parent of] (1449) Cook, Myron H.
  • (1451) Cook, Hannah Curtis is the [parent of] (1449) Cook, Myron H.
  • (1452) Cook, Alice Maria is the [sibling of] (1449) Cook, Myron H.
  • (1453) Cook, Nancy Francelia is the [sibling of] (1449) Cook, Myron H.
  • (1454) Cook, (?) is the [aunt/uncle of] (1449) Cook, Myron H.

Places - Records: 2

  • (372) [birth] ~ Illinois
  • (1044) [death] ~ Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (423) [enlisted] [F] ~ 8th Illinois Infantry
SOURCES

1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995, available from Ancestry.com.