Near Pelican in De Soto Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Sergeant John H. Cook

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 14, 2021

1. Sergeant John H. Cook Marker

Inscription. (Front)
Just south of this spot on April 9, 1864 Sergeant John H. Cook Co. A 119 Illinois Infantry United States Army performed a deed of Most distinguished gallantry in action during The Battle Of Pleasant Hill for which he was awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor

(Back)
Colonel Allen Ashcraft Award Erected April 1993 by Post 300 The American Legion Donald Muench, CDR.

Erected 1993 by Post 300 The American Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.

Location. 31° 51.261′ N, 93° 31.095′ W. Memorial is near Pelican, Louisiana, in De Soto Parish. It is on State Highway 175 half a mile north of State Road 177, on the left when traveling north. Located in front of the American Legion Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 23271 LA-175, Pelican LA 71063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America,

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a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Leutenant General Richard Taylor (here, next to this marker); Dog Trot House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate and Union Soldier Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Road to Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Headquarters Department of the Gulf / Headquarters Trans-Mississippi Dept. (approx. ¼ mile away); Pleasant Hill Battlefield (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Pleasant Hill (approx. ¼ mile away); The Old Cistern (approx. 0.3 miles away).

Also see . . . John H. Cook - Wikipedia. "During an attack by the enemy, voluntarily left the brigade quartermaster, with whom he had been detailed as a clerk, rejoined his command, and, acting as first lieutenant, led the line farther toward the charging enemy." -Medal of Honor citation (Submitted on July 27, 2021.)

Sergeant John H. Cook Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 14, 2021

2. Sergeant John H. Cook Marker (Back)

Looking South along Highway 175 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 14, 2021

3. Looking South along Highway 175

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 388 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.