Samuel Cooper.
(No wartime uniformed photographs are known to exist.-- W. Davis) Graduated from West Point, 1815. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1861 and was appointed a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in March 1861. Promoted to full general in August 1861. Served entire war as an adjutant and i...
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(No wartime uniformed photographs are known to exist.-- W. Davis) Graduated from West Point, 1815. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1861 and was appointed a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in March 1861. Promoted to full general in August 1861. Served entire war as an adjutant and inspector general in the Confederate War Department. The highest ranking officer in Confederate Army. After the war, Cooper returned to Virginia and became a farmer. He died there in December 1876 and is buried in Alexandria, Virginia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991. |
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Q0000000020Q20Samuel Cooper.(No wartime uniformed photographs are known to exist.-- W. Davis) Graduated from West Point, 1815. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1861 and was appointed a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in March 1861. Promoted to full general in August 1861. Served entire war as an adjutant and inspector general in the Confederate War Department. The highest ranking officer in Confederate Army. After the war, Cooper returned to Virginia and became a farmer. He died there in December 1876 and is buried in Alexandria, Virginia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkCooper, Samuel, 1798-1876Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #004v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00069http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6314 |
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