Samuel Cooper (general)
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General Samuel Cooper |
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| Born |
June 12, 1798 New Hackensack, Dutchess County, New York |
| Died | December 3, 1876 (aged 78) Alexandria, Virginia |
| Place of burial | Christ Church Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1815–1861 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 Colonel (USA) General (CSA)
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| Commands held | Adjutant General and Inspector General |
| Battles/wars |
Second Seminole War Mexican-American War American Civil War |
Samuel Cooper (June 12, 1798 – December 3, 1876) was a career United States Army staff officer, serving during the Second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War. Although little-known today, Cooper was also the highest-ranking Confederate general during the American Civil War. After the conflict, he remained in Virginia as a farmer.
Samuel Cooper was born in New Hackensack, Dutchess County, New York. He was a son of Samuel Cooper and his wife Mary Horton. In 1813 he entered the United States Military Academy at age 15 and graduated 36th in a class of 40 two years later (the customary length of study in that period.) He was appointed a brevet second lieutenant in the U.S. Light Artillery on December 11, 1815. He was promoted to first lieutenant in 1821 and to captain in 1836.
In 1827, Cooper married Sarah Maria Mason, becoming the brother-in-law of future Confederate diplomat James M. Mason and later the father-in-law of Union General Frank Wheaton. Sarah's sister, Ann Maria Mason, was the mother of Confederate cavalry general Fitzhugh Lee, a nephew of Robert E. Lee, while her brother John Mason, was a son-in-law of Gen. Alexander Macomb. Cooper served as aide-de-camp for Gen. Macomb from 1828 to 1836 and under his supervision authored A Concise System of Instructions and Regulations for the Militia and Volunteers of the United States.
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