Philip St. George Cooke

Philip St. George Cooke
Philip St. George Cooke
	Cooke, c. 1860–1865
Born	June 13, 1809; Leesburg, Virginia, U.S.
Died	March 20, 1895 (aged 85); Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Place of burial	Elmwood Cemetery; Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Branch	United States Army; Union Army
Service years	1827–1873
Rank	Brigadier General; Brevet Major General
Commands	Mormon Battalion; 2nd Cavalry Regiment; Department of the Platte
Conflicts	Black Hawk War Battle of Bad Axe; ; Mexican–American War Capture of Tucson; ; Apache Wars; Jicarilla War Battle of Ojo Caliente Canyon; ; Battle of Ash Hollow; Bleeding Kansas; Utah War; American Civil War Peninsula Campaign Battle of Yorktown; Battle of Williamsburg; ; Seven Days Battles Battle of Gaines' Mill; Battle of White Oak Swamp; Battle of Glendale; ; ;
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Philip St. George Cooke (June 13, 1809 – March 20, 1895) was a career United States Army cavalry officer who served as a Union General in the American Civil War. He is noted for his authorship of an Army cavalry manual, and is sometimes called the "Father of the U.S. Cavalry."