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| | William Gordon Cooke |
 | | William Gordon Cooke, soldier and statesman, son of Adam and Martha (Riddell) Cooke, was born at Fredericksburg, Virginia, on March 26, 1808. |
 | | Cooke received Grant's letter stating his intentions to join the Mexican Federalists and, after relaying this news to Fannin, was ordered to fall back to Goliad, where he arrived on February 12, 1836. |
 | | On September 17, 1841, he was deceived by the traitor Capt. William G. Lewis and surrendered the Texans' arms. |
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