Medal of Honor
April 9, 1864
Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company A, 119th Illinois Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓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.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- John Henry Cook — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000681
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Entered service at
- Quincy, Ill.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 2f606d3f1cf9ac9793acb45d90fb683e6528beec4a36b52c46e4bedc588c5508
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