Description: Photograph showing a family portrait of the McCook sons and daughter. The back of the photograph reads: "Thought this would be interesting - showing the John McCook sons in civilian dress. Left to right - Roderick Sheldon McC. John J. McC. Anson G. McC. Hand in pocket Mary Gertrude McC. (oldest sibling of 5 bros) Henry Christopher McC. (seated) Seated- Eward Woody McC. Notes by Wm. McCook Knox." Although scholars disagree on the exact number of McCooks who fought in the Civil War, it appears that Daniel McCook and eight of his nine sons took up arms for the North, as did his brother, John McCook, and his five sons. Individually, the two families were known as the Tribe of Dan and the Tribe of John. Together, they came to be referred to as the "Fighting McCooks." Daniel McCook, the patriarch of the Tribe of Dan, lived in Carrolton, Ohio, before the Civil War. He received a commission as major and lost his life in the Battle of Buffington Island in 1863. George McCook, Dan's son, was a brigadier-general and served as an Ohio Attorney -General before the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of Dan included Latimer, Robert, Alexander, Daniel Jr., Edwin Stanton, Charles Morris, and John James. The Tribe of John included the family patriarch, John McCook. A doctor in Steubenville before the war, he served as a volunteer surgeon during the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of John included Edward, Anson, Henry, John James, and Roderick. All members of the Tribe of John survived the Civil War. Fourteen of the McCooks became officers. Four of them died in service to their country. The Fighting McCooks' dedication to the Union war effort made them well known in the North. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P27_B01F15_001_001
Subjects: McCook family; Civil War; Families--Ohio; Portrait photography;
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photographic reproduction of a portrait of Daniel McCook, Sr. from Carroll County, Ohio, ca. 1850-1863. He was killed at the Battle of Buffington Island on the Ohio River in July 1863. He was a member of the McCook Family, known as the "Fighting McCooks" a name referring to the number of family members who served in the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00538
Subjects: Soldiers--Ohio; Other--Family History; McCook family; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Portrait photography
Places: Carroll County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a home of the McCook family, 1886. The back of the photograph reads: "McCook cottage at Ft Wm Henry Lake George June 3--1886." Although scholars disagree on the exact number of McCooks who fought in the Civil War, it appears that Daniel McCook and eight of his nine sons took up arms for the North, as did his brother, John McCook, and his five sons. Individually, the two families were known as the Tribe of Dan and the Tribe of John. Together, they came to be referred to as the "Fighting McCooks." Daniel McCook, the patriarch of the Tribe of Dan, lived in Carrolton, Ohio, before the Civil War. He received a commission as major and lost his life in the Battle of Buffington Island in 1863. George McCook, Dan's son, was a brigadier-general and served as an Ohio Attorney -General before the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of Dan included Latimer, Robert, Alexander, Daniel Jr., Edwin Stanton, Charles Morris, and John James. The Tribe of John included the family patriarch, John McCook. A doctor in Steubenville before the war, he served as a volunteer surgeon during the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of John included Edward, Anson, Henry, John James, and Roderick. All members of the Tribe of John survived the Civil War. Fourteen of the McCooks became officers. Four of them died in service to their country. The Fighting McCooks' dedication to the Union war effort made them well known in the North. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P27_B01F19_001_001
Subjects: McCook family; Civil War; Families--Ohio; Portrait photography;
Places: Lake George (New York)
 

Description: Major General Edwin Stanton McCook, 1837-1873, carte-de-visite. He was born on March 26, 1837 in Carrolton, Ohio. Edwin McCook was a member of the Fighting McCook family. He was a general in the Union Army. After the war, he became acting governor of the Dakota Territory, where he was assassinated in office on September 11, 1873. He was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio along with several of his family members. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08422
Subjects: Ohio History--Military Ohio; McCook family; Portrait photography
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Latimer A. McCook, son of Daniel, 1820-1869, carte-de-visite. Latimer McCook was the first son of Daniel and Martha (Latimer) McCook. He was born on April 26, 1820. H was a physcian and served as a surgeon in the American Civil War. He died on August 23, 1869 as a result of injuries at Vicksburg and Sherman's march to the sea. He was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. He was a part of the family known as the Fighting McCook's. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08418
Subjects: Ohio History--Military Ohio; McCook family; Medicine
Places: Peru (Illinois)
 

Description: George Wythe McCook (1821-1877) is pictured in this 4.5 by 6.25-inch (11.36 by 15.88 cm) cabinet card. George was the son of Daniel and Martha Latimer McCook and a member of the Fighting McCooks, an Ohio family that sent fifteen men to serve in the Civil War. He was a graduate of Ohio University and became the law partner of Edwin Stanton, who later served as secretary of war, in Steubenville. McCook served in both the Mexican War and the Civil War, although in the later war his poor health prevented him from much active duty. He also served as attorney general of Ohio. Daniel McCook, Sr. and his eight sons, together with his brother John McCook and his five sons fought in the Civil War. Daniel (1798-1863) and John (1806-1865) were born in Pennsylvania, and moved to Lisbon in Columbiana County, Ohio in 1826. Daniel subsequently moved to Carrollton, where he served as Carroll County's first clerk of the court of common pleas. John settled in Steubenville, where he practiced medicine. When President Lincoln made the first call for volunteers, 63-year-old Daniel Sr. answered and his sons and relatives followed. Daniel Sr., Daniel Jr., Robert Latimer, and Charles Morris McCook were killed in the war. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1289_793691_007
Subjects: Military Ohio; Ohio Government; Mexican War; Civil War; McCook family
Places: Carrollton (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio); Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Martha Latimer McCook, Daniel's wife, 1802-1879, carte-de-visite. Daniel McCook and eight sons fought in the American Civil War and along with his brother John and his sons became known as the Fighting McCook's. Martha was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania on March 8, 1802. She died on November 10, 1879 and is buried next to her husband in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08417
Subjects: Ohio History--Military Ohio; McCook family;
 

Description: Mrs. Annie McCook Alexander's wife. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08419
Subjects: Ohio History--Military Ohio; McCook family;
Places: San Francisco (California)
 

Description: Photographic portrait of John James McCook. The back of the photograph reads: "John J. McCook son of Daniel McCook & Martha Latimer McCook." Although scholars disagree on the exact number of McCooks who fought in the Civil War, it appears that Daniel McCook and eight of his nine sons took up arms for the North, as did his brother, John McCook, and his five sons. Individually, the two families were known as the Tribe of Dan and the Tribe of John. Together, they came to be referred to as the "Fighting McCooks." Daniel McCook, the patriarch of the Tribe of Dan, lived in Carrolton, Ohio, before the Civil War. He received a commission as major and lost his life in the Battle of Buffington Island in 1863. George McCook, Dan's son, was a brigadier-general and served as an Ohio Attorney -General before the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of Dan included Latimer, Robert, Alexander, Daniel Jr., Edwin Stanton, Charles Morris, and John James. The Tribe of John included the family patriarch, John McCook. A doctor in Steubenville before the war, he served as a volunteer surgeon during the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of John included Edward, Anson, Henry, John James, and Roderick. All members of the Tribe of John survived the Civil War. Fourteen of the McCooks became officers. Four of them died in service to their country. The Fighting McCooks' dedication to the Union war effort made them well known in the North. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P27_B01F13_001_001
Subjects: McCook family; Civil War; Families--Ohio; Portrait photography;
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Formal portrait of Mary Gertrude McCook. The back of the photograph reads: "Mary Gertrude McCook dau. of Dr. John McCook and Catherine Julia Sheldon McCook of Lisbon Ohio. Later Married Lewis Sheldon of Brooklyn NY. No descendants." Although scholars disagree on the exact number of McCooks who fought in the Civil War, it appears that Daniel McCook and eight of his nine sons took up arms for the North, as did his brother, John McCook, and his five sons. Individually, the two families were known as the Tribe of Dan and the Tribe of John. Together, they came to be referred to as the "Fighting McCooks." Daniel McCook, the patriarch of the Tribe of Dan, lived in Carrolton, Ohio, before the Civil War. He received a commission as major and lost his life in the Battle of Buffington Island in 1863. George McCook, Dan's son, was a brigadier-general and served as an Ohio Attorney -General before the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of Dan included Latimer, Robert, Alexander, Daniel, Jr., Edwin Stanton, Charles Morris, and John James. The Tribe of John included the family patriarch, John McCook. A doctor in Steubenville before the war, he served as a volunteer surgeon during the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of John included Edward, Anson, Henry, John James, and Roderick. All members of the Tribe of John survived the Civil War. Fourteen of the McCooks became officers. Four of them died in service to their country. The Fighting McCooks' dedication to the Union war effort made them well-known in the North. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P27_B01F23_001_001
Subjects: McCook family; Civil War; Families--Ohio; Portrait photography; Women
Places: Lisbon (Ohio); Columbiana County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing a storefront with the caption "McCook Property Carrollton Ohio." Although scholars disagree on the exact number of McCooks who fought in the Civil War, it appears that Daniel McCook and eight of his nine sons took up arms for the North, as did his brother, John McCook, and his five sons. Individually, the two families were known as the Tribe of Dan and the Tribe of John. Together, they came to be referred to as the "Fighting McCooks." Daniel McCook, the patriarch of the Tribe of Dan, lived in Carrolton, Ohio, before the Civil War. He received a commission as major and lost his life in the Battle of Buffington Island in 1863. George McCook, Dan's son, was a brigadier-general and served as an Ohio Attorney -General before the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of Dan included Latimer, Robert, Alexander, Daniel, Jr., Edwin Stanton, Charles Morris, and John James. The Tribe of John included the family patriarch, John McCook. A doctor in Steubenville before the war, he served as a volunteer surgeon during the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of John included Edward, Anson, Henry, John James, and Roderick. All members of the Tribe of John survived the Civil War. Fourteen of the McCooks became officers. Four of them died in service to their country. The Fighting McCooks' dedication to the Union war effort made them well-known in the North. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P27_B01F25_001
Subjects: McCook family; Civil War; Families--Ohio; Portrait photography; Stores & shops; Houses;
Places: Carrollton (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing a building that is identified in a similar photograph as "McCook Property Carrollton Ohio." Although scholars disagree on the exact number of McCooks who fought in the Civil War, it appears that Daniel McCook and eight of his nine sons took up arms for the North, as did his brother, John McCook, and his five sons. Individually, the two families were known as the Tribe of Dan and the Tribe of John. Together, they came to be referred to as the "Fighting McCooks." Daniel McCook, the patriarch of the Tribe of Dan, lived in Carrolton, Ohio, before the Civil War. He received a commission as major and lost his life in the Battle of Buffington Island in 1863. George McCook, Dan's son, was a brigadier-general and served as an Ohio Attorney -General before the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of Dan included Latimer, Robert, Alexander, Daniel, Jr., Edwin Stanton, Charles Morris, and John James. The Tribe of John included the family patriarch, John McCook. A doctor in Steubenville before the war, he served as a volunteer surgeon during the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of John included Edward, Anson, Henry, John James, and Roderick. All members of the Tribe of John survived the Civil War. Fourteen of the McCooks became officers. Four of them died in service to their country. The Fighting McCooks' dedication to the Union war effort made them well-known in the North. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P27_B01F25_002
Subjects: McCook family; Civil War; Families--Ohio; Portrait photography; Houses;
Places: Carrollton (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio);