He served in the Mexican-American War, serving as a captain of an infantry company.

He became a lieutenant on 14 February 1761 and captain of an infantry company on 5 September 1763.

From about 1689 he was captain of a company of one hundred members of his clan and retainers.

Cook was the captain and commander of a military company called the Springfield Grays.

He was promoted to captain-lieutenant on 23 December 1702, and captain of a company on 15 March 1703.

The colonel grabbed a captain of a hundred-man company.

Cumming joined the militia, becoming captain of an independent company called the Augusta Blues.

In the War of 1812, he was a captain of a company of volunteers.

He later moved to Alabama, and in 1836 was the captain of a company of infantry.

For this, he was granted an hereditary commission as captain of a company (niru i janggin).