Cooper, James, 1810-1863
James Cooper was born in Frederick County, Maryland on May 8, 1810. He lived much of his life in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and was its Speaker for a year. He represented Pennsylvania in both the United States Senate and the U.S. House.
When the American Civil War started, Cooper raised a brigade of volunteers in Maryland and was appointed brigadier general of volunteers in May 1861. His brigade served in Franz Sigel's division during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. In poor health, he was assigned as commandant of Camp Chase, a military staging, training and prison camp near Columbus, Ohio, where he died in 1863.
James Cooper is buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, near his birthplace in Frederick, Maryland.
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| contributorOf | 1863 - Cooper, James - File No. C128 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | 1861 - Cooper, James - File No. C1174 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | 1862 - Cooper, James - File No. C1121 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | 1862 - Cooper, James - File No. C916 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | 1862 - Cooper, James - File No. C141 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | 1861 - Cooper, James - File No. C931 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | 1862 - Cooper, James - File No. C904 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | 1862 - Cooper, James F - File No. C455 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | 1861 - Cooper, James - File No. C322 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | 1862 - Cooper, James - File No. C659 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | Cooper, James - 1850 - File No. C338 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | Cooper, James - Washington - 1852 - File No. C95 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | 1863 - Cooper, James - File No. C23 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | 1862 - Cooper, James - File No. C1198 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | 1862 - Cooper, James - File No. C1425 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| contributorOf | 1861 - Cooper, James - File No. C411 | National Archives at Washington, D.C |
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| associatedWith | Bocock, Thomas S., 1815-1891. | person |
| memberOf | Camp Chase (Ohio) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. | person |
| associatedWith | Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874. | person |
| associatedWith | Johnston, William F. | person |
| associatedWith | Lockwood, Philip Case, 1844-1897 | person |
| leaderOf | Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives | corporateBody |
| leaderOf | Pennsylvania. Office of the Attorney General | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 | person |
| memberOf | United States. Army of the Potomac. Corps, 11th | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Congress | corporateBody |
| memberOf | United States. Congress. House | person |
| memberOf | United States. Congress. Senate | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Shenandoah Valley | VA | US | |
| Columbus | OH | US | |
| Frederick County | MD | US | |
| Harrisburg | PA | US | |
| Gettysburg | PA | US | |
| Washington City | DC | US |
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| Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862 |
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Person
Birth 1810-05-08
Death 1863-03-28
Male
Americans
English
