Allegiance United States Rank Captain | Died 1861 | |
Commands held F Company, 1st Colorado Infantry Battles/wars Bleeding Kansas
American Civil War
Battle of Glorieta Pass
Indian Wars Service/branches United States Volunteers, Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs |
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. 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. 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.
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