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Civil War
John H. Cook
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company A, 119th Illinois Infantry
9 April 1864 · Pleasant Hill, Louisiana
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- Pleasant Hill, Louisiana
The citation
Official citation
During an attack by the enemy, voluntarily left the brigade quartermaster, with whom he had been detailed as a clerk, rejoined his command, and, acting as first lieutenant, led the line farther toward the charging enemy.