William H. Cook

William H. Cook was appointed an Acting Master's Mate effective 11 March 1864 ^[1] and was attached to the USS Brooklyn

Cook was aboard the Brooklyn during the 5 August 1864 Battle of Mobile Bay, in which action he was killed after being struck by a shell.^[2]

Cook was an Acting Master's Mate in the Navy for just under five months.

Interment

Section 2, Grave 342, Mobile National Cemetery

Cook and the rest of the Brooklyn KIAs from the Battle of Mobile Bay were originally buried at Fort Powell. The graves were later removed by the Army Quartermaster Department to Mobile National Cemetery.

Dependents

Awards and Memorials

References

^[1] Agnew, John H. Massachusetts soldiers, sailors, and marines in the civil war. Norwood Press, Norword, MA (1933)
^[2] "Report of Casualties on the USS Brooklyn" NARA "Letters Received by the Secretary of the Navy From Commanding Officers of Squadrons, 1841-1886".

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