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Henry Clay Cook

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Henry Clay Cook

Birth
Pike County, Georgia, USA
Death
19 Sep 1886 (aged 44)
Frazier, Bleckley County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Cochran, Bleckley County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 13th REGIMENT

GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY EVANS' BRIGADE, GORDON'S DIVISION

PIKE COUNTY, GEORGIA "CONFEDERATE GUARDS"
Pike COUNTY GA Military - Co. A, 13th Regiment, Civil War, Confederate Guards
Cook, H. C.- private July 8,1861 . Wounded at Malvern
Hill, Va. July 1,1862 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Died in Pike County, Ga. in 1886

This company, together with the regiment and Army of
Northern Virginia, broke up camp at Clarke Mountain May
4,1864. Was engaged in the battle of Wilderness, Va. May
5,1864, when one man was killed, one officer, and twelve
men were wounded. The company was engaged in subsequent
marches and skir-mishes until May 12,1864 , when the
battle of Spotsylvania, Va. was fought, where three men
were wounded (one mor-tally), and five captured. From
thence to Richmond, Va. and Hanover Junction. Was in all
the skirmishes, and on June 2, 1864, had an engagement
with the enemy on the Mechanicsville Road, when two men
were wounded. Left for Lynchburg, Va. June 12th.
Marched to Charlottesville, Va., one hundred miles, in
four days. Was engaged around Lynchburg, and in pursuit
of Hunter's forces as far as Salem, Va. From thence
towards the Potomac, crossing July 5th, after capturing
Martinsburg with many stores July 3d. Was engaged at
Harper's Ferry and Maryland Heights July 6th and 9th,1864, when one man was killed, four wounded and
three left in hands of the enemy. Thence to the defences
around Washington, D. C. Left there night of July
12,1864, recrossed the Potomac River July 14th,
skirmished at Snicker's Gap, Va. July 19th, when one man
was wounded. Crossed the Potomac August 5, recrossed
August 6th. August 11th was engaged at Winchester,
Va. August 17th one man was killed and enemy driven off.
Marched to Charlestown, W. Va. Fought at Winchester
September 19,1864, when four men were wounded and left
in hands of enemy. Was engaged in battle at Fisher's
Hill, Va. September 22d, when one man was killed and one
taken prisoner. At Cedar Run, Va. on October 19, one man
was killed one officer and one man wounded and three men
captured.
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 13th REGIMENT

GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY EVANS' BRIGADE, GORDON'S DIVISION

PIKE COUNTY, GEORGIA "CONFEDERATE GUARDS"
Pike COUNTY GA Military - Co. A, 13th Regiment, Civil War, Confederate Guards
Cook, H. C.- private July 8,1861 . Wounded at Malvern
Hill, Va. July 1,1862 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Died in Pike County, Ga. in 1886

This company, together with the regiment and Army of
Northern Virginia, broke up camp at Clarke Mountain May
4,1864. Was engaged in the battle of Wilderness, Va. May
5,1864, when one man was killed, one officer, and twelve
men were wounded. The company was engaged in subsequent
marches and skir-mishes until May 12,1864 , when the
battle of Spotsylvania, Va. was fought, where three men
were wounded (one mor-tally), and five captured. From
thence to Richmond, Va. and Hanover Junction. Was in all
the skirmishes, and on June 2, 1864, had an engagement
with the enemy on the Mechanicsville Road, when two men
were wounded. Left for Lynchburg, Va. June 12th.
Marched to Charlottesville, Va., one hundred miles, in
four days. Was engaged around Lynchburg, and in pursuit
of Hunter's forces as far as Salem, Va. From thence
towards the Potomac, crossing July 5th, after capturing
Martinsburg with many stores July 3d. Was engaged at
Harper's Ferry and Maryland Heights July 6th and 9th,1864, when one man was killed, four wounded and
three left in hands of the enemy. Thence to the defences
around Washington, D. C. Left there night of July
12,1864, recrossed the Potomac River July 14th,
skirmished at Snicker's Gap, Va. July 19th, when one man
was wounded. Crossed the Potomac August 5, recrossed
August 6th. August 11th was engaged at Winchester,
Va. August 17th one man was killed and enemy driven off.
Marched to Charlestown, W. Va. Fought at Winchester
September 19,1864, when four men were wounded and left
in hands of enemy. Was engaged in battle at Fisher's
Hill, Va. September 22d, when one man was killed and one
taken prisoner. At Cedar Run, Va. on October 19, one man
was killed one officer and one man wounded and three men
captured.


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