Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . CHICAGO. SENOR rOLO Y BERNABK. A FIGHTING AMERICAN FAMILY. 363 At the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, he served withhis regiment, which was covering the retreat of the shat-tered army. As he passed a field hospital he saw hisfather, who had volunteered as a nurse, at work among thewounded, and stopped to assist him, the regiment passingon. As he started to rejoin his company young McCookwas surrounded by an officer and several troopers of thefamous Black Horse Cavalry, who de
Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . CHICAGO. SENOR rOLO Y BERNABK. A FIGHTING AMERICAN FAMILY. 363 At the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, he served withhis regiment, which was covering the retreat of the shat-tered army. As he passed a field hospital he saw hisfather, who had volunteered as a nurse, at work among thewounded, and stopped to assist him, the regiment passingon. As he started to rejoin his company young McCookwas surrounded by an officer and several troopers of thefamous Black Horse Cavalry, who demanded his musket was loaded, and he quickly disabled the officer,and, as he was highly trained in the bayonet exercise, keptthe other horsemen at bay. His father, seeing the oddsagainst the lad, called to him to surrender, to which hereplied, Father, I will never surrender to a rebel, and amoment after was shot down by one of the cavalrymen. Ninth son, John J. McCook, was born at Carrollton, O.,May 25, 1845. He was a student at Kenyon College, whenthe war began, and, after completing his freshman year, en
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