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| − | <!-- Enter Birth Information Here -->Madison Cook was born in Berne<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref> on January 25, 1840. He was a son of [[Abram Cook]] and Jane Crocker. He was sometimes referred to as James Cook. | + | <!-- Enter Birth Information Here -->Madison Cook was born in Berne<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[h:Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref> on January 25, 1840. He was a son of [[Abram Cook]] and Jane Crocker. He was sometimes referred to as James Cook. |
==Occupation== | ==Occupation== | ||
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| − | |'''[[7th Regiment]]''' NY Heavy Artillery<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> | + | |'''[[h:7th Regiment|7th Regiment]]''' NY Heavy Artillery<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> |
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| − | |[[Petersburg]], VA<ref name="Carnival"/> | + | |[[h:Petersburg|Petersburg]], VA<ref name="Carnival"/> |
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| − | |[[Andersonville]], GA<ref name="Carnival"/> | + | |[[h:Andersonville|Andersonville]], GA<ref name="Carnival"/> |
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Born at Berne, NY, Age 21, Farmer, Blue eyes, Brown hair, Dark complexion, 5'9-1/2" tall<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref> | Born at Berne, NY, Age 21, Farmer, Blue eyes, Brown hair, Dark complexion, 5'9-1/2" tall<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref> | ||
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| − | |Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers & Andersonville Prisoners of War; 1865 census Berne, Albany Co., NY; [[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] of the State of New York for the year 1898; Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War | + | |Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers & Andersonville Prisoners of War; 1865 census Berne, Albany Co., NY; [[h:Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] of the State of New York for the year 1898; Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Keating, Robert, [[h:Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
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==Additional Media== | ==Additional Media== | ||
| − | === '''[[Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''=== | + | === '''[[h:Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''=== |
Taken prisoner at the battle of Petersburgh June 16, 1864. Held for 10 months and 20 days at Andersonville prison, GA. Still living. Discharged June 1865. PP Address Rensselaerville Albany Co. | Taken prisoner at the battle of Petersburgh June 16, 1864. Held for 10 months and 20 days at Andersonville prison, GA. Still living. Discharged June 1865. PP Address Rensselaerville Albany Co. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:29, 18 November 2012
Birth
Madison Cook was born in Berne[1] on January 25, 1840. He was a son of Abram Cook and Jane Crocker. He was sometimes referred to as James Cook.
Occupation
Before he enlisted in the Civil War, Madison was a laborer.[1]
Military Service
| Name: | Madison Cook |
| Residence: | Berne[2] |
| Place of Birth: | Berne[2] |
| Date of Birth: | 25 Jan 1840[2] |
| Names of Parents: | Abram (Cook) and Jane Crocker[2] |
| Marital Status: | Single[2] |
| Occupation: | Farmer[2] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[2] |
| Bounty Received: | $100.00[2] |
| Enlistment Date: | 12 Aug 1862[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Rensselaerville, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[2] |
| Company: | Company K[1] |
| Promotion Date: | |
| Captured at: | Petersburg, VA[1] |
| Captured on: | 16 Jun 1864[1] |
| Imprisoned at: | Andersonville, GA[1] |
| Paroled on: | 28 Apr 1865[1] |
| Paroled at: | Jacksonville, FL[1] |
| Muster Out Date: | 28 Jun 1865[1] |
| Muster Out Place: | Annapolis, MD |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 21.[3] "Taken prisoner at the battle of Petersburgh June 16, 1864. Held for 10 months and 20 days at Andersonville prison, GA. Still living. Discharged June 1865. POAddress Rensselaerville Albany Co."[2]
Born at Berne, NY, Age 21, Farmer, Blue eyes, Brown hair, Dark complexion, 5'9-1/2" tall[4] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers & Andersonville Prisoners of War; 1865 census Berne, Albany Co., NY; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the year 1898; Howell, George Rogers, History of the County of Albany, NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
Notices to creditors in settlement of his estate took place in June of 1914 in the Altamont Enterprise.
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Taken prisoner at the battle of Petersburgh June 16, 1864. Held for 10 months and 20 days at Andersonville prison, GA. Still living. Discharged June 1865. PP Address Rensselaerville Albany Co.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ Ancestry Military Databases
- ↑ NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
