UNCLE WILLIS COOK DEAD
News has reached Clifton that Mr. Willie J. Cook, age nearly eighty years, died in the Confederate home in Austin early yesterday morning, Thursday, February 21.
The remains are being shipped to Clifton and the funeral services will be conducted from the residence of his sister, Mrs. Sallie Whittenton, in North Clifton Friday afternoon, and interment will be made in the Old Clifton Cemetery north of town.
Deceased was well known by many of the Clifton people, having made this his home for a number of years before going to Austin to live.
Source: The Clifton Record, Clifton, Texas, Friday, February 22, 1918; Pg. 1, Column 5
MILITARY SERVICE:
C.S.A., Pvt., Co. C., 14th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
OVERVIEW: 14th Infantry Regiment [also called Beauregard Rifles] was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, in October, 1861. The men were from the counties of Clarke, Oktibbeha, Lauderdale, Winston, Lowndes, Monroe, and Tishomingo. Sent to Kentucky then Tennessee, it was captured at Fort Donelson in February, 1862. After being exchanged, it was attached to Tilghman's and Gregg's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The regiment saw action at Coffeeville and in various conflicts around Vicksburg. A detachment was captured when that city fell in July, 1863. Later it was attached to J. Adams' and Lowrey's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 14th was active in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and the fight at Bentonville. It was organized with 1,034 officers and men, had 650 effectives in February, 1862, and had 24 officers and 287 men fit for duty in April, 1863. The unit surrendered with no officers and 40 men. Its commanders were Colonels George W. Abert, William E. Baldwin, and Washington L. Doss, and Lieutenant Colonels Robert J. Lawrence and M.E. Norris.
News has reached Clifton that Mr. Willie J. Cook, age nearly eighty years, died in the Confederate home in Austin early yesterday morning, Thursday, February 21.
The remains are being shipped to Clifton and the funeral services will be conducted from the residence of his sister, Mrs. Sallie Whittenton, in North Clifton Friday afternoon, and interment will be made in the Old Clifton Cemetery north of town.
Deceased was well known by many of the Clifton people, having made this his home for a number of years before going to Austin to live.
Source: The Clifton Record, Clifton, Texas, Friday, February 22, 1918; Pg. 1, Column 5
MILITARY SERVICE:
C.S.A., Pvt., Co. C., 14th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
OVERVIEW: 14th Infantry Regiment [also called Beauregard Rifles] was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, in October, 1861. The men were from the counties of Clarke, Oktibbeha, Lauderdale, Winston, Lowndes, Monroe, and Tishomingo. Sent to Kentucky then Tennessee, it was captured at Fort Donelson in February, 1862. After being exchanged, it was attached to Tilghman's and Gregg's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The regiment saw action at Coffeeville and in various conflicts around Vicksburg. A detachment was captured when that city fell in July, 1863. Later it was attached to J. Adams' and Lowrey's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 14th was active in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and the fight at Bentonville. It was organized with 1,034 officers and men, had 650 effectives in February, 1862, and had 24 officers and 287 men fit for duty in April, 1863. The unit surrendered with no officers and 40 men. Its commanders were Colonels George W. Abert, William E. Baldwin, and Washington L. Doss, and Lieutenant Colonels Robert J. Lawrence and M.E. Norris.
UNCLE WILLIS COOK DEAD
News has reached Clifton that Mr. Willie J. Cook, age nearly eighty years, died in the Confederate home in Austin early yesterday morning, Thursday, February 21.
The remains are being shipped to Clifton and the funeral services will be conducted from the residence of his sister, Mrs. Sallie Whittenton, in North Clifton Friday afternoon, and interment will be made in the Old Clifton Cemetery north of town.
Deceased was well known by many of the Clifton people, having made this his home for a number of years before going to Austin to live.
Source: The Clifton Record, Clifton, Texas, Friday, February 22, 1918; Pg. 1, Column 5
MILITARY SERVICE:
C.S.A., Pvt., Co. C., 14th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
OVERVIEW: 14th Infantry Regiment [also called Beauregard Rifles] was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, in October, 1861. The men were from the counties of Clarke, Oktibbeha, Lauderdale, Winston, Lowndes, Monroe, and Tishomingo. Sent to Kentucky then Tennessee, it was captured at Fort Donelson in February, 1862. After being exchanged, it was attached to Tilghman's and Gregg's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The regiment saw action at Coffeeville and in various conflicts around Vicksburg. A detachment was captured when that city fell in July, 1863. Later it was attached to J. Adams' and Lowrey's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 14th was active in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and the fight at Bentonville. It was organized with 1,034 officers and men, had 650 effectives in February, 1862, and had 24 officers and 287 men fit for duty in April, 1863. The unit surrendered with no officers and 40 men. Its commanders were Colonels George W. Abert, William E. Baldwin, and Washington L. Doss, and Lieutenant Colonels Robert J. Lawrence and M.E. Norris.
News has reached Clifton that Mr. Willie J. Cook, age nearly eighty years, died in the Confederate home in Austin early yesterday morning, Thursday, February 21.
The remains are being shipped to Clifton and the funeral services will be conducted from the residence of his sister, Mrs. Sallie Whittenton, in North Clifton Friday afternoon, and interment will be made in the Old Clifton Cemetery north of town.
Deceased was well known by many of the Clifton people, having made this his home for a number of years before going to Austin to live.
Source: The Clifton Record, Clifton, Texas, Friday, February 22, 1918; Pg. 1, Column 5
MILITARY SERVICE:
C.S.A., Pvt., Co. C., 14th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
OVERVIEW: 14th Infantry Regiment [also called Beauregard Rifles] was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, in October, 1861. The men were from the counties of Clarke, Oktibbeha, Lauderdale, Winston, Lowndes, Monroe, and Tishomingo. Sent to Kentucky then Tennessee, it was captured at Fort Donelson in February, 1862. After being exchanged, it was attached to Tilghman's and Gregg's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The regiment saw action at Coffeeville and in various conflicts around Vicksburg. A detachment was captured when that city fell in July, 1863. Later it was attached to J. Adams' and Lowrey's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 14th was active in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and the fight at Bentonville. It was organized with 1,034 officers and men, had 650 effectives in February, 1862, and had 24 officers and 287 men fit for duty in April, 1863. The unit surrendered with no officers and 40 men. Its commanders were Colonels George W. Abert, William E. Baldwin, and Washington L. Doss, and Lieutenant Colonels Robert J. Lawrence and M.E. Norris.
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