Samuel H. Cook was a Union officer who served as a captain in the American Civil War. A veteran of the fighting in Kansas, in 1861 he started recruiting volunteers in Denver to form a unit of soldiers to head east and fight against the Confederacy.[1] However, Governor William Gilpin of the Colorado Territory, offering funds to raise the unit, persuaded him to stay and help raise the 1st Regiment of Colorado Volunteers.[2] Chivington's recruits formed the core of the new unit. Major John Chivington was placed in command of the unit and Captain Cook commanded the cavalry of F Company. At the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Cook was wounded at Apache Canyon.[3]
Samuel H. Cook | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service | United States Volunteers Colorado Militia |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands |  F Company, 1st Colorado Infantry |
| Battles / wars | Bleeding Kansas Indian Wars |
References
edit- ^ Sopris, S. T. (1 April 1909). "Fifty Years Ago". The Trail: 6.
- ^ Smiley, Jerome (1913). Semi-Centennial History of the State of Colorado. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 381.
- ^ Colton, Ray Charles (1984). The Civil War in the Western Territories: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0806119021.