COOPER, Joseph Alexander

Affiliation:  Union

Born: November 25 1823, Whitley Cty KY

Died: May 20 1910, Stafford KS

Pre-War Profession: Farmer, Mexican war

War Service: 1861 Capt. of 1st Tennessee, Mill Springs, March 1862 Col. of 6th Tennessee, Cumberland Gap, Stone's River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Atlanta campaign, July 1864 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 1st Bde/2nd Divn/XXIII Corps, Franklin, Nashville.

Post War: Internal revenue collector, farmer.