Sergeant John H. Cook Memorial - Pleasant Hill, LA
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N 31° 51.266 W 093° 31.084
15R E 450989 N 3524418
Memorial to Sergeant John H. Cook, US Army, located outside American Legion Post 300, 23271 Highway 175.
Waymark Code: WMP1TP
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2015
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Inscription:
Sergeant John H. Cook
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.
Reverse:
Colonel Allen Ashcraft Award
Erected April 1993 by Post 300
The American Legion
Donald Muench, CDR
Note: Monument honors a Union soldier and is located next to a monument dedicated to Confederate Lt. Gen. Taylor.
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
By the side of Highway 175 outside the post.
Entrance fees (if it applies): None
Type of memorial: Monument
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