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	George Crook - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Crook was born to Thomas and Elizabeth Matthews Crook on a farm near Taylorsville, Ohio (near Dayton).
		General Crook commanded a cavalry division in the Army of the Cumberland at the battle of Chickamauga, and then returned to the eastern front as chief of the Kanawah Division.
		Crook County, Wyoming, is named in George Crook's honor, as is "Crook Walk" in the Arlington National Cemetery.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Crook (1959 words)

	General George Crook (DesertUSA)
		General George Crook, considered by many of his contemporaries, and historians alike to be the US Army's most skilled Indian fighter, respected Native Americans as valiant foes who deserved to be treated fairly and humanely in defeat.
		Crook was opposed to sending Indian children to boarding schools in the East, but was thwarted in his efforts to establish schools on all the reservations.
		In 1886, Crook was replaced by his long-time rival, General Nelson Miles, who finally brought an end to the Apache war by exiling Geronimo and his band to Florida, along with the Apache scouts who had served both generals so well in the defeat of their own people.
	www.desertusa.com /mag99/may/papr/crook.html (1234 words)

	Crook County, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Crook County is a county located in the state of Oregon.
		The county was named after Major-General George Crook from Ohio, who served in the American Civil War and afterwards fought in the Indian Wars.
		Crook County was formed from the southern part of Wasco County on October 24, 1882, and established Prineville as the county seat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crook_County,_Oregon (703 words)

	George Crook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Crook waspromoted to the rank of Brigadier General in August 1862 and commanded a brigade of Ohio regiments in the Maryland campaign,including the battle of South Mountain and Antietam.
		General Crook commanded a cavalry division in the Army of the Cumberland at the battle of Chickamauga, and then returned to the eastern front as chief ofthe newly-formed Kanawah Division.
		Crook did not reveal the nature or objective of their mission, but everyone sensed that something important was brewing."All things point to early action," the commander of the second brigade, Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes, noted in his diary.
	www.therfcc.org /george-crook-47702.html (1388 words)

	George Crook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Crook was promoted to the rank Brigadier General in August 1862 and commanded brigade of Ohio regiments in the Maryland including the battle of South Mountain and Antietam.
		General Crook commanded a cavalry division in Army of the Cumberland at the battle Chickamauga and then returned to the eastern as chief of the newly-formed Kanawah Division.
		Crook sent a force Brigadier General William W. Averell westward towards Saltville then pushed on Dublin with nine infantry regiments seven cavalry and 15 artillery pieces a force of 6 500 men organized into three brigades.
	www.freeglossary.com /George_Crook (1582 words)

	George Crook: Indian Fighter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Crook's plan was to hit hard, saturating the area with columns of troops.
		Crook dispatched his columns so that there was no place the bands could go to escape the relentless pressure.
		Crook was in Arizona two more years, fighting for the humane, wise treatment of Indians, building roads, repairing and upgrading forts, and relocating forts to more healthful surroundings.
	www.thehistorynet.com /we/blgeorgecrookindianfighter/index1.html (1270 words)

	GEORGE CROOK, USA
		George Crook was born near Dayton, Ohio, on September 8, 1828.
		Crook was commissioned a major general on October 21, 1864.
		Crook remained in the US Army until his death on March 21, 1890, in Chicago, Illinois.
	www.multied.com /Bio/UGENS/USACrook.html (127 words)

	Crook County History
		The Crook County Courthouse in Prineville was built in 1909 and remodeled in the early 1990s.
		Crook County is situated in the geographic center of Oregon.
		Crook County is bounded by Jefferson and Wheeler Counties to the north, Grant and Harney Counties to the east, and Deschutes County to the south and west.
	arcweb.sos.state.or.us /county/cpcrookhome.html (548 words)

	Charles Lummis reports on the Apache War
		Crook’s suspicious affinity for his Apache charges, and his curious refusal to go for the kill when his troops seemed to have the renegades boxed in, suggested to the Epitaph that the veteran Indian fighter had fallen dangerously under the sway of "hypocritical kid-gloved philanthropists" of the East.
		Crook’s chief sartorial hallmark was the fact that he almost never wore a uniform, preferring overalls or a canvas suit.
		Crook turned them away, telling them that the Apaches who were surrendering to him were federal prisoners of war and he had no intention of relinquishing custody.
	www.charleslummis.com /crook.htm (2331 words)

	Crook, George
		Due to his heroics in this battle, Crook was appointed to the rank of brigadier-general of United States volunteers and to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the regular army.
		Crook led the Second Cavalry Division of the Army of the Cumberland throughout the Chickamauga campaign.
		Crook performed admirably at the Battles of Opequan, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar Creek and was promoted to the rank of major general.
	www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=64 (638 words)

	George Crook
		Crook was criticised for the way he was dealing with the situation and as a result he asked to be relieved of his command.
		Crook was promoted to the rank of Major General, and in April, 1888, was given command of the Division of Missouri.
		George Crook died of a heart attack in Chicago on 21st March, 1890.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /WWcrookG.htm (3112 words)

	PBS - THE WEST - George Crook
		Having accomplished his mission in Arizona, Crook was transferred to the northern Plains in 1875, where he was first given the impossible task of removing a rapidly growing hoard of gold miners from the Black Hills.
		In this campaign his troops were forced to retreat from Lakota and Cheyenne warriors led by Crazy Horse in a battle at Rosebud Creek, a defeat that denied reinforcements to George Armstrong Custer and may have contributed to his devastating loss at the Little Bighorn.
		Finally, in 1886, Crook was relieved of command and saw his long-time rival, General Nelson A. Miles, bring an end to the long Apache war by exiling Geronimo and his band to Florida.
	www.pbs.org /weta/thewest/people/a_c/crook.htm (489 words)

	George Crook
		General Crook had command of the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac from 26 March till 9 April during which time he was engaged at Dinwiddie Court-House, Jettersville, Sailor's Creek, and Farmville, till the surrender at Appomattox.
		In 1872 General Crook was assigned to the Arizona district, to quell the Indian disturbances.
		Crook on receiving re-enforcements, struck a severe blow at Slim Buttes, Dakota, and followed it up with such relentless vigor that by May 1877, all the hostile tribes in the northwest had yielded.
	www.famousamericans.net /georgecrook (914 words)

	The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
		Crook was a fellow Ohioan and, like Hayes, had been in and out of the West Virginia theater since the beginning of the war; they had fought in the same division during the Maryland Campaign of 1862 and so knew one another at least casually.
		George Crook was West Point and Regular Army, but he was in every other way the antithesis of Scammon - the personification of the "good sense and energy" Hayes felt critical to success in the business of war.
		Crook was exchanged after a rather pleasant three weeks captivity, in which he was treated almost as a visiting dignitary in Richmond, and then assigned to command the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac.
	www.rbhayes.org /cozzens.htm (4279 words)

	Letter from Wilson W. Crook, Jr. to Mrs. Lola McFarland Hill
		Solomon Crook appears briefly in the same general area, at about the right time to be son of Thomas and Ann above; the location of his land-records are near the center of present Prince George Co. (a bit east of center), perhaps 5-7 miles SE of Thomas' land.
		George Crook begins of record with the 1704 Prince George Co. Tax List, whether or not yet of legal age 21 (in some early-day colonies and states age 16 sufficed), and appears to be the direct descendant and inheritor of Solomon's property.
		George Crook of the Parish of Bristol in the County of Prince George...to David Crawley of the said Parish and County...consideration 11 pounds current money...and in consideration of him thereunto moving...grants all that tract of land consisting of 289 acres...one tract consisting of 100 acres granted to Hugh Lee, Senr, by patent and several conveyances...
	users.owt.com /crook/Sources/wwc1.html (7631 words)

	The Avalon Project : Court Cases Involving Native Americans
		George Crook, a Brigadier-General of the Army of the United States.
		As General Crook tad the right to arrest and remove the relators from the Omaha Indian reservation, it follows, from what has been stated, that the law required him to convey them to this city and turn them over to the marshal and United States attorney, to be proceeded against in due course of law.
		That General George Crook, the respondent, being commander of the military department of the Platte, has the custody of the relators, under color of authority of the United States, and in violation of the laws thereof.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/ntreaty/ncase001.htm (3579 words)

	Historic California Posts: Fort Crook (Including Camp Hollenbush)
		Crook was permitted to remain, perhaps because Judah remembered that be never got along with Crook, anyway.
		Fort Crook was drawn in 1859 by Inspector General Mansfield "A little more improvement in the buildings and stables will make them quite suitable and comfortable," he reported.
		George Crook was there but he was not founder of Fort Crook.
	www.militarymuseum.org /CpCrook.html (2132 words)

	Crook, George. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		During the Civil War, Crook commanded a regiment of Ohio volunteers as colonel.
		In Arizona in 1883, Crook led an expedition into the mountains against a Chiricahua band of the Apache and finally succeeded in persuading Geronimo to return to the reservation (1884).
		From 1888 until his death Crook was major general and commander of the Division of the Missouri.
	www.bartleby.com /65/cr/Crook-Ge.html (225 words)

	George Crook Dye
		One of the representative men of Chautauqua County, Kansas, is George Crook Dye, mayor of Niotaze and proprietor of a large mercantile business there, and a bank director, and also one of the leading agriculturists of the county, profitably operating 530 acres of fine land.
		George Crook Dye was born February 12, 1879, at Niotaze, Kansas.
		George Crook Dye attended the public schools in Chautauqua County.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /kansas/kansas/genweb/archives/1918ks/biod/dyegc.html (776 words)

	George Crook Collection at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
		George Crook was born September 8, 1828, in Taylorsville, Ohio, to Thomas and Elizabeth Matthews Crook.
		Promoted to brigadier general in 1873, Crook was given command of the Military Department of the Platte with the task of removing the Lakotas and Cheyennes from Montana and Wyoming to reservations in Nebraska.
		Webb Hayes greatly admired Crook, accompanied him on annual hunting trips to the west from 1879 to 1889, and was instrumental in placing a monument to Crook’s memory in Arlington Cemetery.
	www.rbhayes.org /mssfind/ga_coll/crookgeo.htm (1929 words)

	George Crook: Indian Fighter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Crook was worried because he had not heard from the columns under General Alfred Terry and Colonel John Gibbons, and he needed their support.
		Crook kept the peace with the Plains Indians, and in 1888 President Grover Cleveland promoted him to major general and placed him in charge of the huge Department of the Missouri.
		Historian Robert Utley wrote, "General George Crook [was] considered by many of his contemporaries to be the army's most skilled Indian fighter...." Whether Crook was the greatest Indian fighter can be argued, but he was never an Indian hater.
	www.thehistorynet.com /we/blgeorgecrookindianfighter/index2.html (1306 words)

	VPNAVY - VP-64 History Summary Page - VP Patrol Squadron
		George the Crook was the proprietor of a small bar called "Cafe Azores" in Praia, just outside the base at Lajes Field, Azores.
		To those who were never there, the George the Crooks had a small bar with no stools (you stood and drank) and about six tables with a total of about 18 chairs.
		George was also the middleman when you wanted to purchase Portuguese wine (Lancers, Matues, etc.); he was cheaper than the Class 6 store at the bottom of the hill at Lajes Field.
	www.vpnavy.com /vp64_1979.html (781 words)

	Rosebud Battle, Montana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		George Crook, his 1,050 soldiers and 260 Crow and Shoshone scouts were attacked by a nearly equal combined Sioux and Cheyenne force along Rosebud Creek, Montana Territory.
		Crook’s column represented one of three military prongs placed in the field in the summer to seek out and force the Sioux to accept reservation confinement.
		Crook suffered 10 killed and 21 wounded in the six-hour fight.
	www.nps.gov /foda/Fort_Davis_WEB_PAGE/About_the_Fort/Rosebud.htm (119 words)

	George Crook - Old West Gravesites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		George Crook was one of the most effective and fair of all the military leaders on the western frontier.
		George Crook's negotiations always included the welfare for both sides, red and white.
		George Crook is buried in the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
	www.fpcc.net /~sgrimm/george_crook.htm (216 words)

	Let's Go
		Crook immediately replaced the agents with his own men and made certain the Indians received the proper goods.
		Crook’s last years of military service were spent as Commanding General of the Army of the Platte and of the Army of Missouri.
		George Crook died suddenly in Chicago in March of 1890 at the age of 61.
	www.fhtimes.com /letsgo/swstories/georgecrook2.htm (975 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Fox and the Whirlwind: General George Crook and Geronimo - A Paired Biography: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Crook, the nation's most successful Indian fighter, with his paradoxical combination of deep sympathy for the plight of the Apache and a relentless hatred for them, became both the Apache's best friend and their worst nightmare.
		The bitter struggle between General George Crook and Geronimo during the Apache wars - the last and the longest of the North American Indian wars - was one of the most dramatic in the history of the American West.
		Crook, the nation's most successful Indian fighter, combined a paradoxical sympathy with a relentless antipathy, becoming both the Apache's best mfriend and their worst enemy.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0471325759 (600 words)

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