Sgt. Lewis Stephen Cook was a Confederate soldier stationed at Ft. Donelson in Tennessee during Grant's siege. He was shot on February 14, 1862, while raising the Confederate Flag above the walls of the fort.
Buried in Tennessee six days after the Battle of Ft. Donelson on Feb. 14, 1862.
Son of John Sampson Cook (1814 - 1899) and Rhoda Lilly Cook (1815 - 1861)
Name: Lewis Cook Side: Confederate Regiment State/Origin: Virginia Regiment: 36th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (2nd Kanawha Infantry) Company: 2C Rank In: Sergeant Rank Out: Sergeant Film Number: M382 roll 12
Name: Lewis Cook Enlistment Date: 3 Jun 1861 Enlistment Place: Raleigh County, West Virginia Enlistment Rank: Sergeant Muster Date: 3 Jun 1861 Muster Place: Virginia Muster Company: C Muster Regiment: 36th Infantry Muster Regiment Type: Infantry Muster Information: Enlisted Casualty Date: 1 Aug 1861 Type of Casualty: Sick Casualty Information: With measles Muster Out Date: 20 Feb 1862 Muster Out Information: died wounds Side of War: Confederacy Survived War?: No Notes: Hospitalized, (Clarksville Hospl, VA) Additional Notes 2: Casualty 2 Date: 15 Feb 1862; Casualty 2 Place: Fort Donelson, Tennessee; Casualty 2 Casualty Type: Wounded; Title: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
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National Park Service. U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007.
Name: Lewis Cook Side: Confederate Regiment State/Origin: Virginia Regiment: 36th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (2nd Kanawha Infantry) Company: 2C Rank In: Sergeant Rank Out: Sergeant Film Number: M382 roll 12
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Source Information Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
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Name: Lewis Cook Enlistment Date: 3 Jun 1861 Enlistment Place: Raleigh County, West Virginia Enlistment Rank: Sergeant Muster Date: 3 Jun 1861 Muster Place: Virginia Muster Company: C Muster Regiment: 36th Infantry Muster Regiment Type: Infantry Muster Information: Enlisted Casualty Date: 1 Aug 1861 Type of Casualty: Sick Casualty Information: With measles Muster Out Date: 20 Feb 1862 Muster Out Information: died wounds Side of War: Confederacy Survived War?: No Notes: Hospitalized, (Clarksville Hospl, VA) Additional Notes 2: Casualty 2 Date: 15 Feb 1862; Casualty 2 Place: Fort Donelson, Tennessee; Casualty 2 Casualty Type: Wounded; Title: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series