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Lieut David G. Cooke

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Lieut David G. Cooke

Birth
Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
22 Dec 1864 (aged 30)
Tennessee, USA
Burial
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.4914709, Longitude: 90.7110858
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Joined 92nd Illinois Infantry, Company C August 6 1862, discharged September 1 1863 for Promotion to 12th Illinois Colored Regiment
Contributor: G Price
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Dubuque Democratic Herald – June 6, 1865

OBITUARY - The remains of Lieutenant D. G. Cook, of the 12th Illinois Colored Regiment, arrived Saturday night and were taken to Center Grove, yesterday, for final internment, where his wife resides. He was killed last December in Tennessee. The coffin was wrapped in the flag of his country, and conveyed to its last resting place, by his friends. The funeral services were held over the remains, at the house of Mrs. Fanning, by Rev. Ames. He leaves a wife and one child.

Born in Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA.
Joined 92nd Illinois Infantry, Company C August 6 1862, discharged September 1 1863 for Promotion to 12th Illinois Colored Regiment
Contributor: G Price
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Dubuque Democratic Herald – June 6, 1865

OBITUARY - The remains of Lieutenant D. G. Cook, of the 12th Illinois Colored Regiment, arrived Saturday night and were taken to Center Grove, yesterday, for final internment, where his wife resides. He was killed last December in Tennessee. The coffin was wrapped in the flag of his country, and conveyed to its last resting place, by his friends. The funeral services were held over the remains, at the house of Mrs. Fanning, by Rev. Ames. He leaves a wife and one child.

Born in Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA.

Inscription

LIEUT DAVID G. COOKE,
Of the 12 Reg.
U. S. C. T.
met his death at
the hands of
Guerrillas at
COTTAGE GROVE
TENN.
DEC. 22, 1864
AGD. 30 YRS.
~
He lived for God
and his country.



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