# George Crook — Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant character guide

> George Crook in Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Crook, General Crook

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Union general who fought in the Shenandoah Valley.

## In the story

### [Commencement of the Grand Campaign—General Butler’s Position—Sheridan’s First Raid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xlviii)

Leads the successful western column of Sigel's force, destroying railroad and supplies in West Virginia.

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