The National
Society United States Daughters of 1812,
was organized on January 8, 1892 on the anniversary of the Battle
of New Orleans. The primary purpose of the society is to promote
patriotism, which is accomplished by the preservation of documents
and relics, the marking of historic spots, the recording of family
histories and traditions, the celebrating of patriotic anniversaries,
and especially the emphasizing and teaching of heroic deeds in
the civil, military, and naval life of those who molded this government
of the United States and saved it from foes both within and without,
between the close of the American Revolution and the close of
the War of 1812. Women over eighteen years of age are eligible
for membership providing that they can satisfactorily document
their lineal descent from an ancestor who rendered military, naval
or civil service between the close of the American Revolutionary
War in 1783 and the close of the War of 1812 in 1815. Additional
information on our organization and its membership application
requirements can be found on our National Society's web site.
The Major
Philip Cook Chapter, U. S. D 1812, was
organized in Macon, Georgia on May 18, 1944 by Mrs. J. Freeman
Hart, organizing president, and sponsored by the Brigadier General
David Blackshear Chapter of Hawkinsville, Georgia. The new chapter
was named for Major Philip Cook because of his distinguished service
in the 3rd Regiment at Fort Hawkins during the 1812 period. Fort
Hawkins was then an outpost of civilization in Georgia where only
Indian tribes inhabited lands west of the Ocmulgee River. Captain
Cook became the Commander of the Fort in 1812. The 3rd Infantry
had 73 men stationed there on Jun 6, 1812. On August 15, 1813,
Cook was promoted to Major and in November 1814, there were 210
officers and men serving under Major Cook. Cook commanded the
"8th U.S. Infantry" and "In November [1814] an army of 2,500 militia
were mustered in at the fort" by him. Major Cook, born in SC in
1775, was a son of Revolutionary soldier, John Cook, and Martha
Pearson. He married Martha Wooten and their daughter Martha Anne
Pearson Cook, born October 8, 1813, was the first white child
born at the fort. Cook died in Twiggs County, Georgia in 1841
and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia.
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