Samuel Cooper
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Samuel Cooper was a senior Confederate general who served as the highest-ranking officer and Adjutant and Inspector General of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel Cooper canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
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military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jefferson Davis
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1798-06-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Hackensack, New Jersey
|
| burialPlace | Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| commissionedInto |
Field Artillery Branch
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army artillery
|
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1876-12-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ |
| education | United States Military Academy preparatory education (did not graduate) ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Cooper ⓘ |
| fullName | Samuel Cooper self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| highestRankInConfederateArmy | highest-ranking officer in the Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| joinedConfederacy | 1861 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
administrative leadership of the Confederate Army
ⓘ
serving as the senior general officer of the Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| occupation |
military administrator
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Adjutant General of the United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Adjutant General of the U.S. Army
Adjutant and Inspector General of the Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| postWarActivity | lived quietly on a small farm in Virginia after the Civil War ⓘ |
| promotion | promoted to brigadier general in the U.S. Army Adjutant General’s Department ⓘ |
| rank | General ⓘ |
| relative | George Mason (through marriage) ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian (inferred from burial and context) ⓘ |
| residence |
Alexandria, Virginia (after the Civil War)
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C. (before the Civil War)
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| roleDuringCivilWar | oversaw Confederate Army records and orders ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOfYears | over 40 years in the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| signedConfederateCommission | Jefferson Davis ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Maria Mason ⓘ |
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