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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 1 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 1 1 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 1 1 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sketch of the late General S. Cooper. (search)
ce, his work was steadily carried forward. At the termination of the war, General Cooper returned to his country seat near Alexandria, Virginia, to find his home in ruins. His house had been torn down and destroyed by the Federal troops, and upon the eminence, in its stead, a Federal fort had been erected. Adding to another house, which before the war had been his manager's, the remaining years of the old hero were quietly and peacefully passed. General Cooper died upon the 3d of December, 1876, in the seventy-eighth year of his age. Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. For many years before his death he was a conscientious and consistent communicant of the Episcopal church. His bereaved family can indeed find consolation, in their irreparable loss, in the belief: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Letter from ex-president Davis. Mississippi city, Mississippi, April 5th, 1877. General F. Lee: