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McCook Monument
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The Ohio Historical Society
1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus, OH 43211
614-297-2630 1-800-686-1535
This roadside monument marks the area where Major Daniel McCook died during the battle of Buffington Island. Daniel McCook, an attorney, came to Ohio from Pennsylvania in 1826, eventually settling in Carrollton.
During the Civil War, Daniel, his eight sons, and his brother, John, and his five sons were known as the "Fighting McCooks. " Three of Daniel's sons were killed in the other Civil War battles.
LOCATION
McCook Monument is located two miles west of Portland and five hundred yards west of Buffington Island , on State Route 124, in Meigs County.
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