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Irving B. Cook

A San Francisco militiaman and chronicler, Irving B. Cook helped preserve the story of Company B’s role in the dramatic 1894 Sacramento campaign. His work offers a vivid, firsthand window into California’s military and civic history.

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The "City Guard": A History of Company "B" First Regiment Infantry, N. G. C. During the Sacramento Campaign, July 3 to 26, 1894 Including a Brief History of the Company Since Its Organization March 31, 1854, to July 3, 1894

The "City Guard": A History of Company "B" First Regiment Infantry, N. G. C. During the Sacramento Campaign, July 3 to 26, 1894 Including a Brief History of the Company Since Its Organization March 31, 1854, to July 3, 1894

by California. Infantry. First Regiment. Company B, Irving B. Cook, George Filmer, W. J. Hayes, A. McCulloch, William D. O'Brien

About the author

Irving B. Cook is best known as a contributor to The “City Guard,” a history of Company B, First Regiment Infantry, National Guard of California. Published in San Francisco in 1895, the book recounts the company’s service during the Sacramento campaign of July 3–26, 1894, and traces its earlier history back to 1854.

The surviving record suggests that Cook was closely connected with Company B and its San Francisco community. A 1909 San Francisco city directory lists him as a salesman living at 75 Noe Street; later directories identify Hattie L. Cook as his widow. Beyond these records and his association with The “City Guard,” little firmly documented biographical information remains.