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This information is contributed by Mike Cooper Web Site: FirstFrontier Genealogy George H. Cooper is my Great Grand Uncle, his Sister is my Great Grand Mother, Priscilla Ann "Catharine" Cooper married John David Southerland. MILITARY: CIVIL WAR, CSA St. Johns Lodge, No. 13, was the original Masonic Lodge in Duplin County and was instituted June 25, 1791, about three and one-half years after the Grand Lodge of North Carolina was organized. On Sept 10, 1864, a committee consisting of William A. Allen, William Farrior and G. W. Lamb, offered this resolution: "Whereas we have heard with pain and regret that our young and esteemed brother George Cooper, a gallant and patriotic soldier of Co A, 43 Regiment , N.C.T.., and a beloved and respected member of this lodge, departed this life on th 27day of May, last, in General Hospital No. 3, Richmond, Va., from the effects of a wound received in a skirmish with the enemy on the 24th, of the same month near Hanover Junction. Therefore, Be it Resolved, That in the death of our brother, this lodge has lost another of its patriotic and devoted members, a companionable and pleasant associate, masonry an ardent friend, the community in which he lived an enlightened and generous-hearted citizen, and the country one of its best soldiers, cut off in the full vigor and bloom of manhood, full of life and the prospect of bright and happy days before him, sealing his devotion to the cause of republican government with his life's blood. " Resolved that we tender to the deceased's family our warmest sympathy and condolence in their sad bereavement. Their great consolation should be that he died in the full discharge of patriotic duty, nobly battling for the right of his country. " Resolved, that as a testimony of our high regard and esteem for our departed brother the members of this Lodge be requested to wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. " Resolved, that these proceedings be spread upon the records of this Lodge and communicated by the Secretary to the bereaved family of the deceased and a copy of the same be furnished to the Wilmington Journal with the request that they be published." George Cooper was raised in the Lodge in 1858. George Cooper was the J.D. of the Lodge in 1859 CONFEDERATE WAR RECORDS COMPANY MUSTER ROLL MAY-JUNE 1862 George Cooper, 43 Reg't North Carolina Infantry (State Troops), Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for May & June, 1862. Enlisted June 18 186?, Wilmington, NC by J ? Kenan, period: War, Present or Absent: Present. ROLL OF HONOR JUNE 18 1862 George Cooper, Pvt Co A, 43 Regiment, North Carolina Troops, Appears on the Roll of Honor of the organization named. County: Duplin, Date of entrance into service June 18, 1862. Age 26; Vol or Conscript: Vol. Remarks: Wounded at Gettysburg. REGISTER OF HOSPITAL JULY 13 1863 George Cooper, Pvt Co A, 43 Regiment, North Carolina Troops, Appears on the Register of Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, Virginia. Admitted: July 13, 1863, Disposition: W , Date July 14, 1863. MORNING REPORT MAY 25, 1864 George Cooper, Pvt. Co A, 43 Regiment, North Carolina Troops, Appears on the morning report of Jackson Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, for May 25, 1864. Brigade: Daniels, Disease: VS L thigh, Min B., Admitted May 25, 1864. MAY 27, 1864 George Cooper, Pvt. Co A, 43 Regiment, North Carolina Troops, Appears on the morning report of Jackson Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, for May 27, 1864. REPORT OF SICK AND WOUNDED MAY 1864 George Cooper, Pvt. Co A, 43 Regiment, North Carolina Troops, Appears on a Report of Sick and Wounded in Division No. 3, Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA. for the Month of May, 1864. Disease VS left thigh & fracture. Date of Death, May 27, 1864. COMPANY MUSTER ROLL ??? Aug 11, 1864 George Cooper appears on Company Muster Roll for ??? To Aug 11, 1864, Enlisted June 18, 1862, Wilmington, NC, By: Kenan, Period: War, Last paid by whom: Capt Stafford, to what time: Dec 24, 1863. Remarks: Died of wounds, May 27, 64. ROLL OF COMPANY "A" FROM ENTRANCE INTO SERVICE In this roll it states that George Cooper, Pri., age 26 V.; en June 18th '62 at Wilmington; resided Duplin Co.; 5 ft 6 in.; Wounded at Hanover Junction, May 24th, died May 27th '64. See reference to battle of Hanover Junction in record of Stephen D. Farrior # 1046. "Companies A and F, totaling 70 men, under command of Lieutenants Bostic, Morries, and Farrior, saw action near Hanover Junction, VA., on May 24, 1864. They were greatly outnumbered by the Union troops, but after a battle the enemy withdrew. After the skirmish, it was found that there were more dead and wounded of the enemy than the whole number of Confederates participating. General Bryan Grimes expressed his belief that this was one of the Great fights of the war." Walter Clark, Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War 1861-65, II, II 12. North Anna North Anna Jericho Mill, Hanover Junction Virginia American Civil War May 23-26, 1864 After the fighting at Spotsylvania Court House, Grant continued his Overland Offensive against Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. He was brought up short on the North Anna River by Lee's widely studied "hog snout line," which forced Grant to divide his army into three parts in order to attack. On May 23, 1864, one of A.P. Hill's divisions assaulted the V Corps which had crossed the river at Jericho Mill, resulting in bloody see-saw fighting. On the 24th, Union infantry was repulsed at Ox Ford (the snout) but advanced to near the Doswell House on the Confederate right. Lee hoped to strike an offensive blow, but he was ill, and the opportunity for defeating an isolated part of the Federal army passed. Once the threat of Lee's position was revealed, Grant withdrew both wings of the army back across the North Anna River. Grant outflanked the position by moving downstream and continued his advance on Richmond. Result(s): Inconclusive Other Names: Telegraph Road Bridge, Jericho Mill (May 23); Ox Ford, Quarles Mill, Hanover Junction (May 24) Location: Caroline County and Hanover County Campaign: Grant's Overland Campaign (May-June 1864) Date(s): May 23-26, 1864 Principal Commanders: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee [CS] Forces Engaged: Armies Estimated Casualties: 4,000 total |