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George R. Crook (September 8, 1828 – March 21, 1890) was a career United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. He is best known for commanding U.S. forces in the 1886 campaign that led to the defeat of the Apache leader Geronimo.
George Crook (born Sept. 23, 1829, near Dayton, Ohio, U.S.—died March 21, 1890, Chicago, Ill.) was an American army officer in the American Civil War and in the Indian conflicts of the West. General William Tecumseh Sherman called him the best of the Indian fighters and managers.
General George Crook was a career United States Army officer, most noted for his distinguished service during the Civil War and the Indian Wars. He was assigned to the 4th U.S. infantry as a brevet second lieutenant, serving in California from 1852 to 1861.
During the campaign, Crook successfully commanded his brigade to a success against Confederate General A. G. Jenkins at the Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain. In August of 1864, Crook was given command of the Department of Western Virginia which would become the VIII Corps under General Philip Sheridan.
14 de may. de 2018 · George Crook. The American army officer George Crook (1828-1890) campaigned against Indians in the southwestern and northwestern United States, but he was also an outspoken champion of Indian rights. Born on Sept. 8, 1828, on a farm near Taylorsville, Ohio, George Crook was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy in 1848.
12 de jun. de 2006 · George Crook’s pack mules easily carried twice the load the army manual stipulated because he allowed only the best equipment to be used, and each pack saddle was tailored to fit each mule. He often spent an hour a day with the men and the mules, demonstrating scientific packing and how to check on the physical health of the mules.
George Crook was a noted officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars in the American West during the last half of the nineteenth century. On the night of February 21, 1865, Confederate partisans captured George Crook as he slept at Cumberland, Maryland.
