. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . ced in command of Second Cavalry Divi-sion Jul)- 1, 1863, and was engaged at Hoovers GapChickamauga ; action at foot of Cumberland Mountains,McMinnville, and Farmington, and almost daily skir-mishes. General Crook was assigned to the command of theKanawha District, West Virginia, in February, 1864, andwas engaged in numerous raids and actions until thefollowing July, when he was assigned to the command ofthe troops of the Department of West Virginia, and par-ticipated in several actions. He was in command of theDepartment
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . ced in command of Second Cavalry Divi-sion Jul)- 1, 1863, and was engaged at Hoovers GapChickamauga ; action at foot of Cumberland Mountains,McMinnville, and Farmington, and almost daily skir-mishes. General Crook was assigned to the command of theKanawha District, West Virginia, in February, 1864, andwas engaged in numerous raids and actions until thefollowing July, when he was assigned to the command ofthe troops of the Department of West Virginia, and par-ticipated in several actions. He was in command of theDepartment of West Virginia, and participated in GeneralSheridans Shenandoah campaign of 1864, being engagedin the action of Berry ville, battles of Opequan and FishersHill, action of Strasburg, and battle of Cedar Creek. Hewas appointed major-general of volunteers October 21,1864, and was serving with his command in West Vir-ginia when he was captured at Cumberland, Maryland,February 21, 1865, Returning to duty, he was placedin command of the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac. March 26, 1865, and held that command until the sur-render of Lee, being engaged in the battle of DinwidclieCourt-House, action of Jetersville, battle of SailorsCreek, combat of Farmville, and capitulation of Appo-mattox Court-House. He was then placed in commandof the District of Wilmington, North Carolina, where heremained until January 15, 1866, when he was musteredout of the volunteer service. General Crook had conferred upon him, for gallantand meritorious and distinguished services, the followingbrevets in the regular army : Major, for Lewisburg,Virginia; lieutenant-colonel, for Antietam; colonel, forFarmington ; brigadier-general, for the campaign of 1864in West Virginia ; major-general, for Fishers Hill. Hewas also brevctted major-general of volunteers for gallant and distinguished services in West became major of the Third U. S. Infantry July 18,1866, and lieutenant-colonel of the Twenty-third
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