Copy of LS, 1865 Sept. 27, Cincinnati, to William Sooy Smith.
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Coppée, Henry, 1821-1895
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Henry Coppée was born in Savannah, Georgia, to a family of French extraction that had formerly settled in Haiti. He studied at Yale University for two years, worked as a civil engineer, and finally graduated from West Point in 1845. He served in the Mexican–American War as a lieutenant and was brevetted captain for gallantry at the battles of Contreras and Churubusco.[1] During the American Civil War, he edited the United States Service Magazine. Coppée was assistant professor of French at We...
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Union Brigadier General and army engineer; noted bridge builder. From the description of Response to questionnaire, 1862 October. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49321984 ...
