Johnny Cook

Johnny Cook (HM3DC)

Location: Keedysville, MD 21756 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 28.856', W 77° 44.856'

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At the Battle of Antietam, 15-year-old Johnny Cook was the bugler for Battery B, Fourth United States Artillery. During the Union First Corps attack down the Hagerstown Pike, forty of the battery's one hundred men were killed or wounded. Johnny became a cannoneer and loaded double canister to stop the Confederate counterattack.

For his bravery, Johnny Cook was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. His citation read:
"Volunteered to act as a cannoneer, and as such volunteer served a gun under a terrific fire of the enemy."
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Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 11:45am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 263681 N 4373752
Decimal Degrees39.48093333, -77.74760000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 28.856', W 77° 44.856'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 28' 51.36" N, 77° 44' 51.36" W
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Area Code(s)301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1325 The Cornfield Trail, Keedysville MD 21756, US
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