William Crooks (colonel)

Colonel

William Crooks
Colonel; William Crooks
Born	June 20, 1832; New York City, US
Died	December 17, 1907 (aged 75); Portland, Oregon, US
Buried	Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, MN
Allegiance	Union
Years of service	August 1862 – October 1864
Rank	Colonel
Commands	6th Minnesota Infantry
Battles / wars	American Civil War Siege of Spanish Fort (March 26 – April 8, 1865); Battle of Fort Blakeley (April 9, 1865); ; U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 Battle of Birch Coulee (September 2–3, 1862); Battle of Wood Lake (September 23, 1862); ; Sibley's 1863 Campaign Battle of Big Mound (July 24, 1863); Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake (July 26, 1863); Battle of Stony Lake (July 28, 1863); ;
Spouse(s)	Arabella Crooks, Harriet Marie Crooks
Children	4
Relations	Ramsay Crooks (father)
Member of the Minnesota Senate ; from the 23rd district
	In office; January 4, 1881 –January 1, 1883

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1 2 3 4 5 "Crooks, William "Wm."". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
1 2 Ruckman, J. Ward (1926). "Ramsay Crooks and the Fur Trade of the Northwest" (PDF). Minnesota History: 25 – via Minnesota Historical Society.
↑ "20 Apr 1939, 9 - The Evening News at Newspapers.com" . Retrieved June 28, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Col. William Crooks – Oregon Pioneer Obituaries" . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
1 2 "Renville County, Minnesota – Sioux Uprising, Birch Coulee". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
1 2 3 4 5 "Sixth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment | MNopedia". www.mnopedia.org. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
1 2 "Colonel William Crooks 1894". The Princeton Union. September 13, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
↑ "Col. William Crooks – Oregon Pioneer Obituaries" . Retrieved June 29, 2020.
↑ Johnson, Charles W. (1890–1893). "Narrative of the Sixth Regiment". In Minnesota Board of Commissioners on Publication of History of Minnesota in Civil and Indian Wars; Flandrau, Charles E. (eds.). Minnesota in the civil and Indian wars 1861–1865. St. Paul, Minn.: Printed for the state by the Pioneer Press Co. pp. 303–304.
↑ "U.S. Dakota War 1862 Minnesota County by County" (PDF). U.S. Dakota War 1862 Minnesota County by County.
↑ "Newspapers.com Viewer" . Retrieved June 29, 2020– via Newspapers.com.

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[MLRL-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Crooks, William "Wm."". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved June 29, 2020.

[:4-2] 1 2 Ruckman, J. Ward (1926). "Ramsay Crooks and the Fur Trade of the Northwest" (PDF). Minnesota History: 25 – via Minnesota Historical Society.

[3] "20 Apr 1939, 9 - The Evening News at Newspapers.com" . Retrieved June 28, 2020– via Newspapers.com.

[:0-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Col. William Crooks – Oregon Pioneer Obituaries" . Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[:1-5] 1 2 "Renville County, Minnesota – Sioux Uprising, Birch Coulee". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[:3-6] 1 2 3 4 5 "Sixth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment | MNopedia". www.mnopedia.org. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[:2-7] 1 2 "Colonel William Crooks 1894". The Princeton Union. September 13, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[8] "Col. William Crooks – Oregon Pioneer Obituaries" . Retrieved June 29, 2020.

[9] Johnson, Charles W. (1890–1893). "Narrative of the Sixth Regiment". In Minnesota Board of Commissioners on Publication of History of Minnesota in Civil and Indian Wars; Flandrau, Charles E. (eds.). Minnesota in the civil and Indian wars 1861–1865. St. Paul, Minn.: Printed for the state by the Pioneer Press Co. pp. 303–304.

[10] "U.S. Dakota War 1862 Minnesota County by County" (PDF). U.S. Dakota War 1862 Minnesota County by County.

[11] "Newspapers.com Viewer" . Retrieved June 29, 2020– via Newspapers.com.

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Colonel William Crooks

Born	(1832-06-20)June 20, 1832 New York City, US^[1]
Died	December 17, 1907(1907-12-17) (aged 75) Portland, Oregon, US^[1]
Buried	Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, MN ^[1]
Allegiance	Union
Years of service	August 1862 – October 1864^[1]
Rank	Colonel
Commands	6th Minnesota Infantry
Battles / wars	American Civil War Siege of Spanish Fort (March 26 – April 8, 1865) Battle of Fort Blakeley (April 9, 1865) U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 Battle of Birch Coulee (September 2–3, 1862) Battle of Wood Lake (September 23, 1862) Sibley's 1863 Campaign Battle of Big Mound (July 24, 1863) Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake (July 26, 1863) Battle of Stony Lake (July 28, 1863)
Spouse(s)	Arabella Crooks, Harriet Marie Crooks
Children	4
Relations	Ramsay Crooks (father)


Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 23rd district
In office January 4, 1881 –January 1, 1883