The President
of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
COOKE, WALTER H.
Rank and Organization: Captain, Company K, 4th Pennsylvania Infantry Militia. Place
and Date: At Bull Run, Va., 21 July 1861. Birth: Norristown, Pa. Date of
Issue: 19 May 1887.
Citation:
Voluntarily served as an aide on the staff of Col. David Hunter and participated in the
battle, his term of service having expired on the previous day.
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