The second battle, of Bull Run found him
not only a, major general but next in rank
and confidence of General Lee. After the
battle of Antietam he was appointed lieu
tenant general. It Was after Ibis battle that
General Loe fell upon Longstreet’s nock,
exclaiming, “This is my old war horse.”
General Longstreet, always a man of
fine physique, wore a full beard during the
war. Now, though carrying added years,
he walks with a firm step, looking kindly
out of his gray side whiskers.
General I’htl Cook.
General Cook was already past middle
life when the war between the states broke
out. He must have been born with a love
for war because he ran. away from school
to go to the Seminole war. He spent,
three months in Florida, a part of the
time after the indians and a part of the
time they were after him.
At Ute outbreak of the war. General
Cook was living in Oglethorpe county, lie
was a member of a volunteer military com
pany there, and returning from a business
trip to Alabama in May 1861, found that
his company had been ordered to Augusta.
Governor Joe Brown had ordered twenty
compaj'Ahs to rendezvous tho're. and it
was there that Phil Cook was mustered in
to service, as a private. Colonel George
Doles commanded the fourth regiment, to
wftiidh Philip Cook s company was as
signed.
As the close of his congressional career
General Cook wound up his '"siness
and retired to his largo planta.. > >i j,ee
county. Governor McDaniel appointed him
a member of the new capitol commission
and General Cook was a frequent visitor
to Atlanta during 'the years the c pitol was
being built.
