Daniel McCook, a
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, attorney, had moved to eastern Ohio in 1826, settling in
Carrollton. His younger brother, John, also soon moved to the Buckeye State. Their clans would become affectionately known as the "Tribe of Dan" and the "Tribe of John." Yet another brother, Dr. George McCook (1795-1873), and his son Dr. George Latimer McCook (1824-1874) served as unpaid surgeons during the Civil War, the latter serving under
George B. McClellan during the
Peninsula Campaign. Their father, another George McCook (1752-1822), had emigrated from
Armoy,
Ulster to Pennsylvania and had fought in the
Whiskey Rebellion.
"Tribe of Dan" •
Daniel McCook (1798–1863),
major, killed in action at the
Battle of Buffington Island during
Morgan's Raid • Dr. Latimer A. McCook (1820–1869), major, 31st Illinois Infantry, wounded at
Vicksburg and again during
Sherman's March to the Sea; died of complications from his wounds and exposure following the war •
George Wythe McCook (1821–1877),
colonel,
157th Ohio Infantry;
Ohio Attorney General and candidate for
Governor of Ohio •
Robert Latimer McCook (1827–1862),
brigadier general, killed by one of
John Hunt Morgan's cavalrymen near
Salem, Alabama, as he lay in an ambulance after a previous injury. •
Alexander McDowell McCook (1831–1903),
major general; commanded
XX Corps •
Daniel McCook, Jr. (1834–1864), brigadier general, killed in action at
Kennesaw Mountain •
Edwin Stanton McCook (1837–1873), colonel and Governor of the
Dakota Territory;
assassinated in office • Charles Morris McCook, (1843–1861),
private, 2nd Ohio Infantry, killed in action at the
First Battle of Bull Run; died in his father's arms. He is buried in
Spring Grove Cemetery,
Cincinnati, Ohio. •
John James McCook (lawyer) (1845–1911), captain; prominent postbellum
New York attorney and railroad executive • John James McCook (1823–1842), died near
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, while serving as a
midshipman in the
United States Navy "Tribe of John" • Dr.
John James McCook (1806–1865), volunteer surgeon during the Civil War •
Edward Moody McCook (1833–1909), brigadier general and Governor of the
Colorado Territory •
Anson George McCook (1835–1917), colonel and postbellum politician •
Henry Christopher McCook (1837–1911),
first lieutenant, Presbyterian chaplain; tended to the wounded and often joined in the fighting •
Roderick McCook (1839–1886),
commander, first naval officer to capture a
Confederate regiment •
John James McCook (professor) (1843-1927), lieutenant, Presbyterian Chaplain; seriously wounded in
Northern Virginia and left the service ==Memorials==