Title	Major General Alexander McDowell McCook
Description	Half length portrait of Alexander McDowell McCook, seated, wearing major general insignia and holding a sword in his left hand. The inscription reads: "Affectionately yr brother, A. McD. McCook, Maj. Genl."
Historical note	Alexander McDowell McCook was a Federal general in the Civil War who served at the battles of Bull Run, Stones River, and Chickamauga. He also commanded the "Defenses of the Potomac River and Washington" and served in Arkansas. After the war he became commandant of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and served on a commission investigating the U. S. War Department after the Spanish-American War.
Date	undated
Collection name	Tennessee Historical Society Picture Collection
Subjects - LCSH	United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 Tennessee - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 McCook, Alexander McDowell, 1831-1903
Subjects - TGM	Soldiers Military uniforms
Accession number	THS 193
Owning Institution	Tennessee Historical Society
ID#	27354
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
Negative number	4067
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