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Samuel Cooper (general)

Samuel Cooper, American general (died 1876)

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Born
June 12, 1798
Died
December 3, 1876
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1798

About Samuel Cooper (general)

Samuel Cooper was an American military officer, who served in the Second Seminole War and the Mexican–American War in the United States Army. Although little-known today, Cooper was technically the highest-ranking general officer in the Confederate States Army throughout the American Civil War, even outranking Robert E. Lee. After the conflict, Cooper remained in Virginia as a farmer. First published 1867 by Richardson and Co. First published 1911 by Neale Publishing Co.

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Samuel Cooper (general) timeline

  1. First published 1867 by Richardson and Co.
  2. First published 1911 by Neale Publishing Co.

The world when Samuel Cooper (general) was born

Samuel Cooper (general) was born in 1798. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1798

  • Best-selling bookLyrical Ballads by Wordsworth & Coleridge

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineQuasi-War with France begins
  • Technology milestoneLithography invented
  • World population~840M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn Adams
  • U.S. population5.0M

1798 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Samuel Cooper (general)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure17982026
Population5.0M341 million

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